To help celebrate the magazine’s 100th anniversary, Variety has composed a list of the top 100 entertainment icons of the past century. Joining Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando, Charlie Chaplin, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis Presley in the top ten is none other than Mickey Mouse. Classic representatives of animation who made the cut in the “Top of Toon Town” section include Bugs Bunny, Betty Boop, Felix the Cat, the Flintstones, Mr. Magoo, the Pink Panther, Popeye, Porky Pig, the Simpsons, and Snoopy. Meanwhile, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera are featured in the list of “TV Moguls.”
Variety's "icons of the century" list honors animation