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The Tinker Bell Cocktail
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
September 27, 2019 posted by Jim Korkis

The Tinker Bell Cocktail

So what do Disney’s version of Tinker Bell and alcohol have in common? A very special cocktail created in Tokyo and a little-known story about it involving a legendary Disney animator.

Animation Anecdotes #204
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
March 20, 2015 posted by

Animation Anecdotes #204

Friz Freleng and Oswald the Rabbit. Animation legend Friz Freleng worked on the first theatrical released Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, Trolley Troubles. In Trolley Troubles, Freleng was given the…

In His Own Words:  Marc Davis
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
November 12, 2014 posted by

In His Own Words: Marc Davis

Marc Davis was called by Walt his “Renaissance Man” because of his contributions in so many areas from animation to Imagineering. He joined the Disney Studios in 1935 as an…

Animation Anecdotes #182
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
October 3, 2014 posted by

Animation Anecdotes #182

Celling Peanuts. “We used to throw the cels away (from the Peanuts specials),” stated animator and director Bill Melendez in 1995 at the height of the market for buying animation…

Long-Overdue New Book Round-Up
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September 10, 2014 posted by

Long-Overdue New Book Round-Up

A few months have gone by and its time once again to weed through the books piling up from various publishers. These are the good ones. First up, an anthology…