U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for September 21

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for September 21

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21: CHUCK JONES

Profile America -- Tuesday, September 21st. Today marks the birthday of a man who made generations of Americans laugh -- motion picture animator Chuck Jones. He created the characters of Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, and helped develop Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig. Jones won several Academy Awards and wrote, produced and directed the 1966 television classic, Dr. Seuss's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" In 1962, when Jones headed his own unit at Warner Brothers, every feature movie shown in a theater was preceded by a short cartoon. That year, Americans spent an average of about $5 going to movies -- less than the cost of admission to a single movie today -- with no cartoon included. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2010, p. 474

Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970, p. 9, 400

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).

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