Other Media
- "Horton Hatches the Egg" was made into a 10 minute cartoon for Looney Tunes in 1942 created by Bob Clampett. This was the first cinematic adaptation of a Dr. Seuss book.
- "Horton Hears a Who!" was made into an animated TV special in the 1970s. Directed by Chuck Jones.
- Both Horton books are part of the main plot in the musical Seussical. Horton is one of the main characters.
- Hortin (another spelling of Horton) has become a popular in the naming of children's stuffed elephants. The most famous of which resides in London, Ontario attracting thousands of visitors a year. Hortin has received the Victoria Cross amongst other honours for the service to his country. He is currently nominated for a Juno award, he is not expected to appear when he wins it (because he will win it).
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Famous quotes containing the word media:
“The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the street can grasp a religious message, but how to employ the communications media so as to let him have the full impact of the Gospel message.”
—Pope John Paul II (b. 1920)
“The media transforms the great silence of things into its opposite. Formerly constituting a secret, the real now talks constantly. News reports, information, statistics, and surveys are everywhere.”
—Michel de Certeau (1925–1986)