Classic 3-D Disney Animation
Just as the fad was taking off, Walt Disney released two cartoons in 3-D in 1953.
Category Archives: ANIMATION ANECDOTES
The Disney “Alice in Wonderland” Never Made
Walt purchased the rights to Alice in Wonderland in 1938 — in particular the rights to reproduce the original Tenniel drawings.
In His Own Words: H.T. Kalmus on Disney in Technicolor
Walt Disney in 1940 said, “We could do many things with color that no other medium could do.”
The Black Cauldron’s Witches of Morva
The witch threesome in The Black Cauldron were meant to resemble the famous Fates of Greek mythology.
The 1941 Disney Strike
In its June 1941 issue, The Screen Actor Magazine published an extensive article about the Disney Strike, which at that time was a little over a week old.
In His Own Words: Oliver Wallace on “Der Fuehrer’s Face”
The iconic theme song of the only animated cartoon for which Donald Duck won an Academy Award. How Oliver Wallace wrote the song, Der Fuehrer’s Face.
More About Jack Bradbury
For too many animation and funny animal comic book fans, the work of Jack Bradbury is unknown and underappreciated.
In His Own Words: Ralph Bakshi Talks About “The Lord of the Rings”
I had an opportunity to interview director Ralph Bakshi at his studio just before the release of his animated version of The Lord of the Rings. Here’s what he told me then.
The Bill Tytla Animated Pogo Special That Never Was
The story of how two former Disney animators, Walt Kelly and Bill Tytla, tried to produce a television special of Kelly’s Pogo comic strip – and why it never came to pass.
The Carl Fallberg Book That Never Was
Veteran story man Carl Fallberg was planning a book about his career at Disney, but never lived to see it finished. Who knows whatever happened to all that raw research material?
