July 27

After languishing in obscurity since 1938, primarily as a bit player in rival Porky Pig’s features, on the 27th in 1940, Bugs Bunny finally made it to the big time, appearing as a star for the first time in Tex Avery’s A Wild Hare, a vehicle written especially for him and his unique approach to acting. The rest, as they say, is history. Today Mr. Bunny is not as active in films as he was at one time, but he has adamantly refused to lower his standards merely to maintain a screen presence. I feel certain that were he to receive a script which met with his approval, and was an oeuvre that matched his inimitable style, he would return; certainly he would do so if the money was right.
And to think that some people say that it is senseless to hold on to hope.