They used to move us in the dark, sometimes after midnight, so we never knew where we were going. Finster beats Bugs with a baseball bat; he assumes the baby is having a bad nightmare. I said no and Mummy stepped in front of me, shielding me. It was these soldiers who told us that, contrary to the propaganda broadcast on the radio, the Japanese were advancing rapidly down the peninsula and the allied forces were unable to hold them back for much longer. She spent two years in Standard 5 but found both algebra and geometry difficult. She stows away in his truck and then assigns herself as a maid to the wife (Ruth Hussey) of Slim's boss (Ian Hunter) when they arrive. Born July 12, 1932 on the Onondaga Nation Territory south of Syracuse, N.Y., daughter of the late Mary Cornelius Winder and. Maisie Lewis passed away in 1932 in Port Melbourne. Percy would crawl under the camp fence to get sweet potatoes and tapioca and throw them over the fence to Maisie and Maureen. We were a large family. Info Share. But when she arrived at Muntok she discovered that these four children were missing as was Noras sister, Rose. They lived with Nora in her home in Nallur Road after their marriage for five years before Kenny relocated with his young family to KL. In 2005, Drina and her friend Doris Hewiit, who was in camp with her, were interviewed for BBC Breakfast as part of the BBCs programmes marking the 60th anniversary of the ending of war in the Far East. Feature Films: The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island Daffy Duck's Quackbusters Space Jam The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame Looney Tunes: Back in Action Joan (survived); and 5. The Dutch nuns were lovely people and helped everyone. Just as Bugs is putting the 'baby' to bed, Finster hits Bugs with a baseball bat and the words Bok, Pow, Bang and Boing appear; he assumes the baby is having a nightmare. We were held in a room somewhere for a few days before being moved to Muntok Jail. Our People. In the chaos and panic that ensued bombs were again raining down on the docks and people were pushing and fighting to get into the launches my father was separated from the rest of us. After all, 99 years isn't forever.". Later, Bugs finds Finster is in the bathroom shaving himself, smoking a cigar, and wearing a tattoo (labeled Maisie, Singapore, 1932). The next day we were escorted through a muddy river inhabited by crocodiles to find the Japanese waiting for us at Muntok. Clare celebrated her 90th Birthday on the 26/08/2013 in Perth, Western Australia. They also told us that the Japanese had taken Java and they would have to report our presence to the Japanese. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Norman gained promotion in his job, Shorts (1960-1969): False Hare, Films: Bugs Bunny: Superstar The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island Daffy Duck's Quackbusters Space Jam Wakko's Wish Tweety's High-Flying Adventure Looney Tunes: Back in Action Bah, Humduck! I suffered from the dreaded Banka fever and numerous attacks of malaria. She looked after baby David.And enjoyed to shop till I dropped, Kenny was educated with his stepbrothers at St Johns Institute in KL. maisie. The resale of ticket(s) at the same or any price in excess of the initial purchase price is prohibited. He murmurs inaudible obscenities, causing Bugs to spank him and remove the weapons he had) and leaving him and the money at the police station. Baby-Face Finster (a.k.a. Research Staff. Her mother became very ill during internment and it fell to Drina to look after her and the rest of the family. Nora was married twice first to Frank de Mornay and later to Frederick (Fred) Boswell. List of Internees at Padang and Bankinang. A Looney Tunes Christmas Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run, Animated films: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Batman & Mr. Wholly-owned and operated by Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic development If we assume the cartoon's release date of 1954 to also be the date in which the story occurs, and since Ant Hill Harry's age in the TV alert is given as 35, this means he would have been 13 years old when the tattoo was inked. Following her discharge she was a lifelong outpatient requiring medication and occupational therapy to keep her condition under control. The only thing I was fed in hospital that first week was an egg. All of a sudden, the TV connection comes back on, and a brief news clip about the bank robbery and an APB for the robber is shown on screen, all this finally . The title might be a pun on the popular children's repetition saying, Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers. Research Officer, Data Science (Data Management) Jasima Fatimah Binte RAHMANSHA. Dr Smith looked after me a lot and was very good to me, fighting the Japanese to give her quinine for my bouts of malaria. The English called us Eurasian not Heinz 57 which would have been a tease. I yearned for a slice of crusty bread and butter. We were so weak that we could barely drag ourselves ashore. Giving communion to the housebound and the sickies, We had a visit from an Australian Repatriation Officer who said they would get us of the camp as soon as they could but asked us to be patient as they had a lot to organise. He takes the time to torment the man, before trussing him up like a baby (At one point, Finster tries to stab Bugs but stabs himself in the rear. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Guffaw and Order: Looney Tunes Fight Crime, http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-b.aspx, Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends, The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie, Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Ghoulies, A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court, Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars, The Cat&Birdy Warneroonie PinkyBrainy Big Cartoonie Show. The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania! Baby Buggy Bunny is a 1954 Merrie Melodies short directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. It means that Babyface Finster's tattoo labeled of country name 'Singapore' which found in. Ticket holders assume all risk of injury and all responsibility for property loss, destruction or theft and release the promoters, performers, sponsors, ticket outlets, venues, and their employees from any liability thereafter. Kenny returned to Singapore after the war with the surviving members of his family. Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown. I have never liked being out in the sun and hate weather that is too hot. Bugs turns off the TV with an angry expression on his face and turns his eyes toward the living room, where he finds Finster going after the money again. The music heard over the title cards is an original composition by Milt Franklyn. Bugs N' Daffy On ABC, in addition to the aforementioned cut, the part where Bugs, having learned Finster's identity, shakes Finster after catching him trying to get the purse full of money atop the bookshelf, puts Finster in the washing machine after handling the "dirty" money, throws Finster up to the ceiling, and lets him fall flat on his face. All rights reserved. Norman (survived), married to Clare (nee Marsh); 4. No admission for infants in arms and children below 6 years old. All stories in the Indianz.Com Archive are available for publishing via [2] Animation blog Cartoon Brew noted at least three jokes from Baby Buggy Bunny used in Little Man.[3]. Event Details. Finster does not take it well, throwing a wild temper tantrum while being locked up in a baby-sized playpen in the State Prison, and angrily claiming his innocence and that he has been framed. She soon married Norman, who was to be my Pater. Bugs peeks inside, and finds Finster is in the bathroom shaving himself, smoking a cigar, and wearing a tattoo (labeled Maisie, Singapore, 1932), something which starts to disturb Bugs. Singapore. We would have to stand in the baking heat, sometimes for hours, while they counted and re-counted us. Maisie Chong Singapore, Singapore 1K followers 500+ connections Join to view profile About Seasoned transaction banking professional with experience structuring complex trade finance deals. On the same assumption, if not paroled before then, he will be released in 2053, at the age of 134. At the docks on 12th February 1942, Fred became separated from the family and was pushed onto a launch which headed to the Mata Hari while the launch carrying the rest of the family went to the Giang Bee; the two ships met very different fates. The house and garden were a wonderful place for the children in the family to play. Following the ordeal of the ship being bombed and spending two nights in a lifeboat, Drina and some of her family arrived at Muntok and so began three and a half years of internment and of being moved from camp to camp. Birth 22 NOV 1932 - Frankfort, SA. And then they would start counting again. CAT 1 Standing: $68 (General Admission)CAT 2: $58CAT 3: $58 (Restricted View)Queue for Standing tickets starts from 7pm. There was no shelter at all from the sun and l burned badly. When the Japanese invaded Singapore, Norman was already married to Clare Marsh (born on 26th August 1923) and they had a daughter Felice Anne who was born on 27th September 1941. On the 6th January 1942 we fled to Singapore, taking with us what few possessions we could carry. It was while working for the RAF that she met Neil Weston, a young non-commissioned officer; she and Neil married in August 1955. For the rest of her life Nora lived with the memories and sorrows of what the war did to her family. We found space in the cargo hold, among sacks of rice and rats. Bugs peeks inside, and finds Finster is in the bathroom shaving himself, smoking a cigar, and wearing a tattoo (labeled Maisie, Singapore, 1932), something which starts to disturb Bugs. Within a month she would be back to WA having to alter her clock. At one of the camps in Palembang she took part in a concert singing Soldier, soldier, wont you marry me? with a young boy called Percy Dunn. Finster beats Bugs with a baseball bat; he assumes the baby is having a nightmare. Bugs peeks inside, and finds Finster is in the bathroom shaving himself, smoking a cigar, and wearing a tattoo (labeled Maisie, Singapore, 1932), something which starts to disturb Bugs. Later, Bugs is trying to watch TV, but gets static interference on the screen instead. Fred had worked for Robinsons Department Store in both Singapore and Kuala Lumpur but by the time of the Japanese invasion of Malaya in 1941 he was working for the Wilkinson Process Rubber Company Ltd at Batu Caves. Only then did Nora learn from her remaining four sons that Fred had died in July 1944. Like most of the Boswell males, Fred was a keen sportsman. Fred was bundled on to the Mata Hari while Nora and all the family boarded the Giang Bee; all the boats were severely overcrowded. Maisie spent the next three and a half years on her own but in November 1991 she married Gerry Prendergast, a widower. The Giang Bee was bombed the following day by the Japanese. My family had befriended the British soldiers who were billeted on the racecourse, close to our house in Kuala Lumpur. Over the next few years she started to suffer flashbacks to her time in the camps and to hear the voices of her deceased brethren. The family moved to Kuala Lumpur when Malcolm was about six years old. and the Witch's Ghost Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! Rich food therefore had to be introduced slowly into our diet so I was given a teaspoon of soft boiled egg a day for the first week. Food rationing awaited her in England ironic to have to face a shortage of food again as food had become more plentiful in Singapore and a few months later she had her first experience of a bitter English winter and snow. On December 26th 1951 she married Deryck Woodford. Clare celebrating, her 90thBirthday on the 26/08/2013 in Perth, Western Australia. A little later she got a job as a telephonist working for RATWE the Dutch Repatriation organisation. Maisie was only nine so she was not expected to do any jobs but stayed with Mummy if not attending the school run by the Dutch nuns. On leaving Muntok Jail, the women and children were moved from camp to camp I cannot precisely remember how long we stayed in each. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. We spent the last two days and nights in Singapore sheltering in the basement of the Union Building in Clifford Square, opposite Clifford Pier, from where we would leave. Freds father was Assistant Superintendant / Superintendant of the Public Works Department, a job that took him and his family to Malacca, Penang and Singapore. Kenny (survived); 4. While this is possible, it is probably not what the makers of this short meant to imply). Conditions worsened as the war went on and food rations dwindled to a very small portion of rice daily. He remained in the employment of the SRC for the rest of his working life. He is Ant Hill Harry, alias Baby-Face Finster. For three and a half years we had been starved and whatever food we had was of appalling quality. We were allowed to sleep on the beach that night, but we were plagued by ants and mosquitoes. She had a sweet singing voice, and in those same early months before the effects of malnutrition and illness were evident, Des Woodford (who was initially in the womens camps) recalls Drina singing something her children remember her doing in later life as she went about her work. She recalls the daily journeys to school with her sisters: she would sit on her sister Drinas lap in the rickshaw that took them all to school, and then there would be a long climb up several steps to reach the school building. The roll calls (Tenko) were times we dreaded. The planes flew so low that we could see the pilots grinning. Through one of her cousins she managed to obtain work as a telephonist at the police exchange, leaving after six months only because she was no longer able to get transport to and from work. Malcolm was artistic, creative and a man of great faith. My father, like many others at the time, never imagined that Churchill would risk Malaya and Singapore falling to the Japanese, as they were very important British possessions. Maisie (survived). She was vivacious, attractive and extrovert, extremely house proud, independent (driving the children to school, games and functions etc) and playing badminton regularly. His father, Fred, became separated from the family and sailed on another ship, the Mata Hari. She was born to Lydia and Adam Porter on May 3, 1932. The conditions were made worse because of the cockroaches that used to share the shelves with us. Finster hits the ceiling and falls to the floor and Bugs picks him up. She loved school and was a keen student. Unusual Entertainment is delighted to present one of UK's fastest rising talent, singer-songwriter Maisie Peter's debut show in Singapore on 20 March 2023 at the Capitol Theatre. She had always enjoyed the company of others and loved dancing and socialising; as members of both Maisies and Derycks family were also living in Perth it meant that the same support and family gatherings that they had enjoyed in Singapore were once more part of their lives. We threw nothing away. During this period, Joans two sisters, Drina and Maisie, were also in the UK and so the family was able to get together on a semi-regular basis and maybe this was Joans happiest period. The Giang Bee next caught the attention of the Japanese navy as three destroyers raced towards us. It was a good move for many reasons. The family settled in Singapore during Freds school years and he and Herbert, his brother, attended The Raffles Institution. His posting to Singapore was extended so Drina was able to start her married life close to her mother and the rest of her family. Life was tough, I cant say more, Husband Norman worked for Royal Mail, With him dressed in baby attire, he easily evades the arriving police. Direct-to-video film series: Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island Scooby-Doo! Maisie worked for a while as a telephonist on the main Gloucester exchange but also worked as a sales assistant for large department stores (Marks and Spencer, Kendalls and Debenhams). The Boswells were a colonial family. He takes the time to torment the man, before trussing him up like a baby (At one point, Finster tries to stab Bugs but stabs himself in the rear. 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Finster, a 35-year-old man who resembles a baby, makes a successful robbery of the Last National Bank by the swift use of stilts, dark clothes, a carriage and baby clothing. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Mapping of Love and Death: A Maisie Dobbs Novel [Maisie Dobbs, 7] by Winspea at the best online prices at eBay! Like many people whose history is recorded on this site, Fred was moved to a number of different camps: Muntok Jail, three camps in Palembang and then Muntok Jail again. The family moved to Salisbury (1966-67) and then Marlow (1968-69), following the usual RAF postings merry-go-round. Finster even pulls and fires a gun but this still does not fully register with Bugs. Aug 2020 - Jan 20232 years 6 months. The edited version is done in such a way, it looks like Finster just fell off the bookshelf. Later she moved to a large house close to the East Coast Road which was home to various family members and friends over the years and the scene of many large family gatherings and celebrations. Many of the Dutch women in camp had lived locally and arrived with possessions and money. They were also the ones who suffered the most. No outside food and beverage are allowed into the venue. In the interview she recalled aspects of camp life and stated that while she could never forget what she had undergone she was able to forgive those who had caused the hardship and suffering she had endured. Her daughter, Valarie (Boswell) Wood, read the poem (below) to her mother as a celebration of her life. With her family scattered, Clare moved to WA, It was not until the 5th September that we were flown out of Sumatra by the Australian Air Force. We were ordered by the ships crew to lie face down on the deck. Joan was an outgoing, vivacious girl. Finster (AKA Ant Hill Harry), a 35-year-old man who resembles a baby, makes a successful robbery of the Last National Bank by the swift use of stilts, dark clothes, a pram and baby clothing. The individual histories of most of the Boswells who were interned in Sumatra are recorded here followed by Drina Boswells recollections of the war. Bugs ends the cartoon, telling the angry bank robber: "Don't be such a crybaby. I had to try and get better quickly because I had to look after Joan and Maisie, and Kenny, before they took him to the mens camp. Bugs trusses Finster up in a basket like a baby and leaves him and the money at the police station. Initially he worked for the RAF in a clerical capacity but later started working at the Singapore Recreation Club (SRC) in a clerical and receptionist role. History was made, told and retold by countless tearful chaps. Shorts (1950-1959): Home, Tweet Home I think that in total we were in six or seven camps. Maisie Gwendoline Lewis of Port Melbourne Australia was born to Sophia Elizabeth (Abbott) Lewis and William John Lewis, and had siblings William George Lewis, Irene Maud Lewis, and Thora May Lewis. Along with her three sisters, Drina had attended the Convent of The Holy Infant Jesus in Kuala Lumpur. And worse duties were to follow as the months passed and fellow internees died. Soon after they arrived in Muntok, Nora was parted from Fred and her three eldest sons as the men and older boys went to one camp and women, girls and children to another. Born to a healthy mix of English, Dutch and Portuguese, Kenny was named Kenneth Louis Mountbatten Boswell. [4], Last edited on 24 February 2023, at 10:17, "27th Annual Golden Raspberry (Razzie) Award "Winners", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baby_Buggy_Bunny&oldid=1141299725, This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 10:17. Television: The Bugs Bunny Show The Porky Pig Show The Road Runner Show The Merrie Melodies Show Sylvester and Tweety The Daffy Duck Show The Daffy/Speedy Show Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends That's Warner Bros.! After leaving hospital our family was moved first to Raffles Hotel and from there to the Sime Road Transit camp where we lived until we could find a house to rent. Death 17 JAN 2009 - Johannesburg, South Africa. While a ship's captain is being slowly poisoned, a gang of thugs try to take over the ship. When Maisie Meteria Wharekawa was born on 10 October 1932, in Orakei, Auckland, New Zealand, her father, George Pairama, was 30 and her mother, Herapeka Rameka, was 34. We had all been fantasising about what we would eat when we got to Singapore. I am sure she will have something to say, Her fathers job necessitated a move to Kuala Lumpur when she was about three years old, and it was in KL that she spent most of her early life. Her latest job takes her from Denver to the outpost of Big Horn, Wyoming to perform in a vaudeville show. Malcolm was the second youngest child from Noras first marriage. Children from Noras first marriage also joined the household. All of a sudden, the TV connection comes back on, and a brief news clip about the bank robbery and an APB for the robber is shown on screen, all this finally makes Bugs realize what's really going on. She was the youngest of Freds and Noras five children and until she started school would accompany her parents on the journeys to and from Singapore that were necessary for her fathers work. They had their only child a daughter whom they christened Maureen Margaret at the end of October the following year. Cartoon Hall Of Fame Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. If he had been caught doing this he would have been killed. His grave is E1 on the Graves page. Finster loses his money down Bugs' rabbit hole and gets himself unofficially adopted in order to give it back. Her cooking skills helped her in the early days in camp when those camp members who still had money, paid her to cook for them and she was able to use the money to buy extra food for her family. Later, Bugs is trying to watch TV, but gets static interference on the screen instead. Finster does not take it well, throwing a wild tantrum. The Giang Bee carried about 300 passengers and had just six lifeboats capable of holding 32 passengers each. Noel (lost at sea); 5. Ticket Pricing excludes Booking Fee. He is 35 years old, stands --". In Looney Tunes' Baby Buggy Bunny, Babyface Finster's tattoo labeled named "Maisie Singapore 1932". A supposedly remorseful Finster grabs Bugs and hugs him saying: "da-da!". She stayed with ICI for 18 years and was very well thought of: the Chairman used to call her the voice of ICI. Into her own flat, got through the good grace of Bishop Hickey, One of these was in Singapore during 1961-1964 which gave her a much longed-for chance to spend time with her mother and the rest of her family once more. No matter how well a character's been playing a part, it's still possible to screw up and let the mask slip just enough for someone to figure out that they aren't who they claim to be. On ABC, Cartoon Network, and the syndicated version of the Merrie Melodies show, the part where Finster draws a gun on Bugs and he thinks it is a toy is cut. Hearing a buzzing noise in the bathroom. Kenny was employed as a clerk of works, and later as a civil / construction engineer. We learnt to watch football and tussle with the crowd,Especially when they chanted, Ref get on your rickshaw and off the field, so loud. Bugs turns off the TV with an angry expression on his face and turns his eyes toward the living room, where he finds Finster going after the money again. He was buried at Muntok. 1: Not every MasterActor has the luxury of BecomingTheMask. Asian Vibes | In Looney Tunes' Baby Buggy Bunny, Babyface Finster's tattoo labeled named "Maisie Singapore 1932" Corrine (lost at sea); 3. When they were first interned she was a permanent member of the kitchen squad not that her culinary skills could be put to good use with the very limited rations available. Maisie NG. On the third day we sighted land we didnt know then but it was Banka Island in Sumatra. They started their married life living in her mothers house until they were able to find a home of their own. The backgrounds here are becoming more abstract and less detailed, as mid century art and graphics became the norm. Kenny was interned with his mother and his sisters in the womens camp for a short while in Sumatra and was taken from them to join his father and older stepbrothers in the mens camp. Maisie was born in Kuala Lumpur on the 24th November 1932 and was christened Maisie Mary Madge. The story is about a dwarf gangster named Babyface Finster (a play on Baby Face Nelson) who, after a clever bank robbery, loses his ill-gotten gains down Bugs Bunny's rabbit hole, forcing him to put on the disguise of an orphan baby to get it back. After all, 99 years isn't forever.". In 1969 they moved to the UK and settled in Gloucester, close to Maisies sister Joan and to good family friends. Taking everything in her stride, Tom was a CQMS in the Royal Signals and had been in Burma under Lord Mountbattens command and entered Singapore as a member of the liberation forces. The Japanese slapped both of us about our faces and shouted at us to get out (of their sight). If we had had any money it would have been worthless for the locals told us that Singapore had fallen the day before, the 15th, and Singapore dollars were now worthless currency. He was also a member of the D (Eurasian) Company of the Singapore Volunteer Corps at its inception in 1918. Later, Bugs is trying to watch TV, but gets static interference on the screen instead. Finster even points a revolver ("toy pistol", Bugs calls it) at Bugs and shoots him but this still does not fully register with Bugs.