The Truth About Mother Goose is an animated short film released on August 28, 1957, by Walt Disney Productions.
[1] The short was directed by Wolfgang Reitherman in his directorial debut, and Bill Justice, and written by Bill Peet.
In this short, a trio of jazz-singing jesters sing three Mother Goose nursery rhymes, while an off screen narrator explains their origins in three animated vignettes.
The rhymes include: The short was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1957, but lost to the Merrie Melodies cartoon Birds Anonymous.
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