The cartoon character of "Zorro" who has been in a total of sixty-nine films . He was created by Johnston McCully and he was the first comic strip character to be the shown in a major film : "The Mark of Zorro" in 1920 .
Not exactly sure what you mean by "still portrayed" but I'm assuming you mean still around today (2013) or in some form of medium...
Felix the Cat was created in 1919 and was slated to have a revival on TV in 2008 but (from what I can find online)
that apparently didn't materialize but after almost a century, he is still featured on merchandise today, as in 2013 calendar.
Having not been around as long, the most prominent would of course be Mickey Mouse having been created in 1928 and at 85 is still hugely marketable.
Rita is the third longest after emily been the second longest and ken been the first longest
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There have been a few... "Annie" is based on the Harold Gray comic strip/cartoon character "Little Orphan Annie". "Popeye the Musical" is based on the Elzie Seegar character "Popeye the Sailor". "Shrek the musical" is based on the cartoon character from the Shreck series of movies. "The Little Mermaid" is based on the Disney animated movie of the same name
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It may be MIKEYMOUSE who was invented by Walt Disney.. That would be a plausable answer, if there wasn't a cartoon character BEFORE Mickey Mouse that was created by Walt Disney. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was the first Disney cartoon character. He was created under Universal Studios, who later took him away from Disney, which is when he invented Mickey Mouse. But, the real answer, is Felix the Cat, whose first appearance was in 1919, a full 8 years away from Oswald.
Mickey Mouse is an iconic animal cartoon character. He has been around for a long time. He was created by Walt Disney Studios in 1928.
The longest running cartoon in history is Japan's Sazae-San, it began in October 1969 & has been airing ever since.
Rita is the third longest after emily been the second longest and ken been the first longest
It may have been "Paddington" featuring the character Paddington Bear who has a penchant for orange marmalade .
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Liberal Party has been around the longest in Canada!
the team that has been around the longest is the Boston celtics
AOL has been around the longest with internet services.
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Cow and Chicken on Cartoon network is one example of a cartoon cow in a lead role. Clarabelle Cow is a Disney character that has been in several cartoon productions.
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The longest clothing apparel that has been around for the longest time are old fashioned garnets. These were used in the 15th century mainly for women.