Finster even pulls and fires a gun but this still does not fully register with Bugs. She took a part-time position as a telephone operator with the then equivalent of British Telecom and appeared happy, but regrettably the seeds of her past in the camps in Indonesia were to come back to haunt her. Into her own flat, got through the good grace of Bishop Hickey, 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. Wholly-owned and operated by Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic development They hoped that would offer them the chance of getting on a ship to take them away from the dangers of Singapore and Malaya. Born to a healthy mix of English, Dutch and Portuguese, 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. He was 51 years old. On leaving Muntok Jail, the women and children were moved from camp to camp I cannot precisely remember how long we stayed in each. However, upon her arrival, she learns that the show has already closed due to everyone going to see the rodeo taking place in town instead. She was born to Lydia and Adam Porter on May 3, 1932. Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS) About Us. [3] Animation blog Cartoon Brew noted at least three jokes from Baby Buggy Bunny used in Little Man. Our total possessions now were only the things we were wearing. They were wonderful and I dont know what we would have done without them in our camps. She loved school and was a keen student. 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. Clare, Norman and baby Phil survived the war against the cruel Japs, The edited version is done in such a way, it looks like Finster just fell off the bookshelf. After all, 99 years ain't forever". Direct-to-video film series: Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island Scooby-Doo! Many of the Vyner Brookes passengers were the Australian nursing sisters. If anyone fainted they got very angry and if you tried to assist someone who had fainted or was ill, whatever, youd find yourself being slapped or hit with their rifle butts. View Maisie Tan's profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Please share Maisie's obituary if available, or write one in your own words to preserve her memory. and the Witch's Ghost Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! Fred was bundled on to the Mata Hari while Nora and all the family boarded the Giang Bee; all the boats were severely overcrowded. Finster loses his money down Bugs' rabbit hole and gets himself unofficially adopted in order to give it back. We discovered then that the mens camp had been very close. They had to wait several days before they could get on a boat during which time conditions in Singapore grew ever more desperate. He remained in the employment of the SRC for the rest of his working life. Unfortunately for Finster, he loses his money down Bugs' rabbit hole (the pram rolls down a hill and hits a rock) and he gets himself unofficially adopted in order to gain it back. After the war Malcolm returned with the remaining members of his family to Singapore. Malcolm and Kenny came to see us, and Elder and Norman to see their wives, Charlotte and Clare, and Felice, who was now almost 4 years old. But when she arrived at Muntok she discovered that these four children were missing as was Noras sister, Rose. She was the youngest of Fred's and Nora's five children and until she started school would accompany her parents on the journeys to and from Singapore that were necessary for her father's work. Malcolm never left Singapore/Malaya after the war other than for one trip to Perth in Australia in 1996 for a reunion with sisters Drina, Joan and Maisie and other members of his family who had made their home in Australia. Baby Buggy Bunny is a 1954 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. On the 12th February 1942 we were told that three boats would be leaving Singapore and we were hurriedly pushed into launches to take us to the boats waiting outside the harbour. Born July 12, 1932 on the Onondaga Nation Territory south of Syracuse, NY. Noel (lost at sea); 5. We wept for all those lives that could possibly have been saved if the food and medicine, rightfully ours, had been given to 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. 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. . 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 were allowed to sleep on the beach that night, but we were plagued by ants and mosquitoes. Watch the latest video from Koko Stevan (@kokostevan). Baby Buggy Bunny is a 1954 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. A brief news clip makes the rabbit realize what is going on. 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. Later, Bugs finds Finster is in the bathroom shaving himself, smoking a cigar, and wearing a tattoo (labeled Maisie, Singapore, 1932). Her latest job takes her from Denver to the outpost of Big Horn, Wyoming to perform in a vaudeville show. The launch he was on headed to the Mata Hari; the rest of the family were taken to the Giang Bee. Redirect by file, user, page, revision, or log ID, File:Ant Hill Harry alias Baby-Face Finster.PNG, http://looney.goldenagecartoons.com/ltcuts/b/, 27th Annual Golden Raspberry (Razzie) Award "Winners", Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows. Joan Kathleen Matilda Boswell was born in Kuala Lumpur on the 2nd October 1930. During internment, young as she was, Joan too was expected to undertake manual labour. Singapore Telesales Business Development Representative II Oracle Jan 2012 - Mar 2013 1 year 3 months . I think that in total we were in six or seven camps. Rather than crying over his pain, Finster instead murmurs inaudible obscenities over it, causing Bugs to spank him, removing the weapons he has with each blow (a pistol, a hand club, a cleaver, shotgun shells, a hand grenade and a machine gun). Enjoy your lunch on this auspicious day. Joan had the most angelic singing voice and frequently would sing childrens nursery rhymes, including a favourite, Freddy had a Fine Ripe Cherry. Many of the Dutch women in camp had lived locally and arrived with possessions and money. That was the last time Fred saw Nora and his daughters. Nora was a splendid cook. She started school at the age of seven, joining her sisters at the Convent of The Holy Infant Jesus in Kuala Lumpur (Convent Bukit Nanas). Malcolm had a good singing voice which made him popular at the camp concerts in Palembang. Because I was suffering from malaria I was kept in the British Military Hospital at Alexandra for three weeks. My family had befriended the British soldiers who were billeted on the racecourse, close to our house in Kuala Lumpur. In 1975/76 Joan was diagnosed as suffering with paranoid schizophrenia for which she required inpatient psychiatric treatment on a semi-recurrent basis over the next two years. When the time came to abandon ship, Nora and all of the family except her sons Albert, Noel and Clive and her daughter Corrine managed to get into the same lifeboat. Freds father was Assistant Superintendant / Superintendant of the Public Works Department, a job that took him and his family to Malacca, Penang and Singapore. At this point, Finster tries to stab Bugs with a butcher knife, but misses and stabs himself in the rear. 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. When Tom retired from the army they settled in Sussex and Drina spent the rest of her life in Shoreham, still effortlessly creating meals that were a hit with everyone fortunate enough to sample them, and taking pleasure and pride in what she called her blessings: her children, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Norman (survived), married to Clare (nee Marsh); 4. corporation of the Winnebago Tribe. We threw nothing away. In the daytime Japanese seaplanes dived low over us and we thought we were going to be machine-gunned. Time flew by and he was soon retired. Aug 2020 - Jan 20232 years 6 months. Prior to that marriage, Nora had been married to Frank de Mornay and from these two marriages Nora had a total of thirteen children, eleven of whom carried the Boswell family name. Maisie Ravier, a Brooklyn born-and-bread showgirl, wins the coveted "Miss Guided Missle" beauty contest and has to visit a backwater Army post to support their recruiting program. We did not know the war had ended until a week after on the 22nd August. No professional photography, videography or live streaming allowed. 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. The story is about a dwarf gangster named "Babyface" Finster (based on gangster Baby Face Nelson) who, after a clever bank robbery, loses his ill-gotten gains down Bugs Bunny's rabbit hole, forcing him to don the disguise of an orphan baby to get it back. At night the search lights on the Japanese battleships plagued us and we were convinced we were going to be killed. It was not until the 5th September that we were flown out of Sumatra by the Australian Air Force. CHEERS! The Boswells were a colonial family. Mummy was just too ill and the doctors thought that if our internment had lasted another week, she would not have survived. Clare has said that she has forgiven the Japanese. Maisie's skills have recently expanded to include demand. At the Palembang Jail camp, William McDougalls Camp News from the autumn of 1942 records Fred, along with his stepsons, taking part in a camp concert one of the pleasanter interludes of early camp life when spirits were still relatively high and disease and malnutrition hadnt yet taken their toll. Freeze: SubZero The Lego Batman Movie Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders Batman vs. Two-Face. 138 Fans. Clare celebrating, her 90thBirthday on the 26/08/2013 in Perth, Western Australia. Kenny had a second marriage to Jennifer Goh and two children, Sharon (1970?) On ABC, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, 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. He was 55 years of age. And worse duties were to follow as the months passed and fellow internees died. Hearing a buzzing noise in the bathroom. Kenny was employed as a clerk of works, and later as a civil / construction engineer. Hungry as I was, I could not even think of eating the animal. I said no and Mummy stepped in front of me, shielding me. Within a month she would be back to WA having to alter her clock. I was doing so much and poor Joan, at such a young age, was also working. I took Mummys place on the cooking squad when she became too ill to work. They used whatever money they earned to buy some food on the black market for their mother. She was secretary to a ladys church group, Today Clare is 90, They were living in KL at the outbreak of war in the Far East. Bugs has mid century modern furniture in his home, too. 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 During three and a half years of internment I was hit by the guards a few times for not bowing low enough to them, for not showing sufficient respect. She had to adjust to life with mother Ann in tow. Food and freedom was always our last thought and prayer every night, besides the fear and worry of what tomorrow would bring from the drunken Japs, and who would die next. We eventually found some local people who allowed us to have a wash using water from the village well, and gave us rice and salt fish to eat. Ticket Pricing excludes Booking Fee. The story is about a dwarf gangster named "Babyface" Finster (a play on words 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. Hey Kids Comics Wiki is a FANDOM Comics Community. 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. I couldnt swim and would have drowned if a sailor had not caught hold of me by my hair and pulled me into the lifeboat. After all, 99 years isn't forever.". Clive (lost at sea). Baby Buggy Bunny is a Merrie Melodies animated short film directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese in 1954. There is no refund, exchange, upgrade, or cancellation once ticket(s) are sold. Many other people were with us in this basement and no doubt other buildings in the docks were being similarly used. Her mother became very ill during internment and it fell to Drina to look after her and the rest of the family. Some syndicated airings of this cartoon on local TV stations merely shorten the part where Babyface Finster is shaken after Bugs catches him trying to get the purse full of money ("How many time have I told you, Finster's tall, dark, stranger disguise was used throughout. Clare is still living, a frail lady, who will be 93 years old in August 2016. She lived there with her son Malcolm for many years, matriarch to the large Boswell clan and indulgent grandmother to her many grandchildren. The cut is not easily visible because the jump cut is to the same layout, though one can tell a cut is present due to the change in audio. 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. In 1925 he married Leonora Josephine de Mornay (nee de Souza) and they had five children: Drina, Corrine, Kenny, Joan and Maisie. The Giang Bee was bombed the following day by the Japanese. Later, Bugs finds Finster is in the bathroom shaving himself, smoking a cigar, and wearing a tattoo (labeled Maisie, Singapore, 1932). 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. Printed/electronic tickets must be produced for admission. Deryck had been working as a stenographer with the RAF but when the RAF pulled out of Singapore he felt that life would be better for them all in England. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 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. You are a remarkable lady, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and a friend to us all here,Lets raise our glasses and say a LOUD cheer, However, four of the children (listed below) were lost at sea as a result of the Japanese bombardment and sinking of the ship. In 1925 Nora was married to Frederick Boswell and Normans surname was changed to Boswell. Baby Buggy Bunny is a Merrie Melodies animated Short film directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese in 1954.