March 22, 1947 –
Another glimpse into the ‘early‘ pre-celebrity life of Bugs, the Merrie Melodies short, A Hare Grows In Manhattan, directed by Friz Freleng, premiered on this date.
The bulldog in this short, though not directly identified, is Hector the Bulldog, a bulldog who appeared in a number of Sylvester and Tweety cartoons starting in 1945.
The Haus of Dcaligari 