22.12.2009
‘Gertie the Dinosaur’ is a 1914 short animated film by Winsor McCay. The first cartoon to feature a character with an appealing personality. The performance consisted of McCay interacting with Gertie, a cartoon Diplodocus. McCay would stand on stage in front of a projection screen, dressed in a tuxedo and wielding a whip. He would call Gertie, who appeared from behind some rocks.
