Wikipedia's first sentence called it “australian producer of children’s and family entertainment”. Today it says “polish-australian filmmaker”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Polish-Australian animation producer and director (1926–2015)”. It now reads “Polish-Australian animation producer and director (1926–2015) Commemorative plaque. 12 Sarego Street, Kraków, Poland”.
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Yoram Jerzy Gross AM (18 October 1926 – 21 September 2015) was a Polish-born Australian producer of children's and family entertainment. Internationally acclaimed for his films and television series, Gross established a worldwide reputation for the adaptation of children's characters from books and films to animation that won the hearts of children and adults worldwide. His company is best known for producing the films Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala and Dot and the Kangaroo . Gross used his films to convey loyalty, peaceful resolve and good winning over evil. "If you watch my films carefully you will see the history of my life", he said.1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Yoram Gross (born 1926 in Poland ) is an Australian producer of children’s and family entertainment. The company is best known for producing Blinky Bill and Dot and the Kangaroo .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Yoram Gross (born 18 October 1926 in Kraków , Poland ) is an Australian producer of children’s and family entertainment. His company is best known for producing Blinky Bill and Dot and the Kangaroo .
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Polish-Australian animation producer and director (1926–2015) Yoram Jerzy Gross AM (18 October 1926 – 21 September 2015) was a Polish-born, Australian producer of children's and family entertainment.He was known for his adaptation of children's characters from books and films, and best known for the production of the films Dot and the Kangaroo and Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Polish-Australian animation producer and director (1926–2015) Commemorative plaque. 12 Sarego Street, Kraków, Poland Yoram Jerzy Gross AM (18 October 1926 – 21 September 2015) was a Polish-born, Australian film and television producer, animation director, and writer of children's and family entertainment.He founded the animation studio Flying Bark Productions . He was known for his adaptation of children's characters from books and films, and best known for the production of the films Dot and the Kangaroo and Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “australian producer of children’s and family entertainment”. Today it says “polish-australian filmmaker”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Polish-Australian animation producer and director (1926–2015)”. It now reads “Polish-Australian animation producer and director (1926–2015) Commemorative plaque. 12 Sarego Street, Kraków, Poland”. Read the current article and compare.
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australian producer of children’s and family entertainment
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polish-australian filmmaker
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