The Fox and the Hound is a 1981 American animated buddy drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix. The 24th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series.
After a young red fox is orphaned, Big Mama the owl, Boomer the woodpecker, and Dinky the finch arrange for him to be adopted by a kindly farmer named Widow Tweed. Tweed names him Tod, since he reminds her of a toddler. Meanwhile, her neighbor, a hunter named Amos Slade, brings home a young hound puppy named Copper and introduces him to his hunting dog Chief. Tod and Copper become playmates and vow to remain "friends forever".
Pearl Mae Bailey, who voiced Big Mama, was an American actress and singer. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She won a Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. Wikipedia
Born: March 29, 1918, Southampton County, VA
Died: August 17, 1990, Philadelphia, PA
Education: Georgetown University
Spouse: Louie Bellson (m. 1952–1990), John Randolph Pinkett (m. 1948–1952)
Children: Dee Dee Belson, Tony Bellson