Here we go with another issue of The Exposure Sheet, the in-house bi-weekly newsletter for employees of the Leon Schlesinger studio (circa January 1939). Like the cartoons themselves, the newsletter doesn’t take it all so seriously. The articles are a mix of gossip, employee bios, and bits of news sprinkled with poetry and humor pieces.
Lots of things to pick out and ponder in this issue – including:
• Notice of Pinto Colvig going off to Fleischer Studios
• Dates and theatres that some Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies played in Hollywood
• Cal Dalton bio which mentions his start at Romer Grey and Ted Eshbaugh!
• Bios of Ace Gamer, Jack Miller and Phil DeLara.
• Background painter Peter Gaenger – that’s a new name to me!
All this and more. Click thumbnails below to enlarge. Enjoy!
Jerry Beck is a writer, animation producer, college professor and author of more than 15 books on animation history. He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney, and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He has curated cartoons for DVD and blu-ray compilations and has lent his expertise to dozens of bonus documentaries and audio commentaries on such. Beck is currently on the faculty of Cal Arts in Valencia, UCLA in Westwood and Woodbury University in Burbank – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [
So they were planning a “Canyon Kiddies” series, However, only one was ever made. It’s interesting that they handed the eleabrated project over to Chuck Jones who was just starting out as a director.
I’d never heard of this Peter O’Crotty character, the ex-Federal Theatre man. I don’t think he ever got a screen credit, and I wonder how long he lasted. Also interesting was the Carl Stallings [sic] reference on “Goofy Goat.”
Wow! Peter Gaenger was my grandfather. Thanks so much for posting this.