Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1849
- Died
- 1925
- Works
- 8
Top works
- A study of the route of Coronado between the Rio Grande and Missouri rivers
- Some Basketts
- Sweetbrier and thistledown
- The story of the amphibians and the reptiles
- The story of the birds
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1904-02-16
- Active to
- 1948-09-09
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 53,881
- Total plays
- 164,236
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SoundtrackDisneyamericanjazzhappy
James Baskett, February 16, 1904–July 9, 1948, was an American actor known for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in the 1946 Disney feature film Song of the South, for which he was given an Honorary Academy Award for singing the song Zippity Doo Dah, making him the first male performer of African descent to receive an Oscar. In March 1948, Baskett received a special Academy Award for his performance as Uncle Remus. He died a few months later of heart disease. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/James+
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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· 2012 · cited 65,142x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,740x
- Structural equation modeling in practice: A review and recommended two-step approach.
· 1988 · cited 31,279x
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- James Baskett in Revenge of the Zombies (cropped).jpg
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- 1904-02-16
- date of death
- 1948-07-09
- start of work period
- 1929-00-00
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- James Baskett
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