2006-09-20 01:57:13 · 36 answers · asked by pookeysmum 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Walt wanted to name the mouse character “Mortimer”, but his wife, Lilly, didn’t like that name and suggested “Mickey Mouse”.
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2006-09-20 02:00:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
It was Mortimer Mouse... several respondents are correct....
Prior to that the character was developed from that of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit...
The first cartoon that Mickey Mouse appeared in was Steamboat Willie.....
Though if we wish to be a pedant we could say that Mickey did not have a name before he was Mickey as he was by definition "not Mickey" - but another character entirely.
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2006-09-20 03:06:52 · answer #2 · answered by jonti 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walt Disney designed the character while riding on a train back to Los Angeles with his wife Lillian. After completing his sketch, Walt showed it to Lillian and said his name was Mortimer Mouse. Lillian did not like the name and suggested Mickey Mouse. And so was the birth of Mickey Mouse.
To me that means he was never credited as Mortimer...that was just a thought in Walt's head at the time...Mickey has always been Mickey...
Mickey's first cartoon was Plane Crazy and the first one released when it was shown at a Hollywood theater on May 15, 1928. Steamboat Willie wasn't released until November of '28
Lots more trivia at this site...
2006-09-20 02:25:47 · answer #3 · answered by pipi08_2000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
His first name was Mortimer Mouse.
I watched Mickey Rooney being interviewed on Through the Keyhole recently and he recalled how as a child he sat on Walt Disney's knee and Walt Disney showed him a picture of his new creation and told him the mouse was called Mortimer Mouse. He then said he was going to name him Mickey Mouse after Mickey Rooney. I presume the story is true as Mickey Rooney is now in his eighties and shouldn't need to tell a lie at his age.....
2006-09-20 02:27:11 · answer #4 · answered by nitpicker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mortimer
Mortimer Mouse
2006-09-20 02:06:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
His name was Mortimer Mouse, he first appeared in the film "Steamboat Willie" in 1932!! Then in, 1941, Walt Disney changed his name to Mickey.
2006-09-20 07:51:55 · answer #6 · answered by Kirk_84 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just Mouse then he got the part in Steam Boat Willy, he needed a more catchy name. He decided on Mickey. He`s done quite well out of it.
2006-09-20 02:06:53 · answer #7 · answered by fried or boiled? 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
his name was mortimer mouse before mickey mouse. i've did about 3 reports on him when i was in school. here's a link for more info.
2006-09-21 00:19:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he was to be called Mortimer and walt disney gave the name to another mouse later who turned up in mickeys cartoons
2006-09-20 04:05:47 · answer #9 · answered by chockybikky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mortimor
After losing a large portion of his business and employee base in a failed contact negation, Walt Disney and his wife left New York and traveled back to California. It was on that train ride that Walt Disney first began doodling a mouse he hadadopted as a pet while working as a commercial artist in Kansas City. These doodles became the basis for Mickey Mouse. Walt Disney wanted to name his creation Mortimor, but fortunately his wife talked him down and they settled on Mickey. Disney Studios began work on the first Mickey Mouse cartoon in March in 1928. "Mickey Mouse in Plane Crazy" was inspired by Charles Lindberg's record breaking trans-Atlantic flight. The silent animated motion picture premiered at a sneak preview on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California in April of 1928. No one was interested in what was to become one of the most recognized images in the modern world and the film was stored away. Disney gave Mickey Mouse a second chance in another animated silent motion picture "Gallopin' Gaucho" in June of 1928. After its premiere in August, this film joined its predecessor on the storage shelf.
2006-09-20 02:00:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋