Remembering Don Morgan
Walt Kelly had liked animation artist Don Morgan, and handpicked the artist to ghost the Pogo strip.
Category Archives: ANIMATION ANECDOTES
Princess Kidagakash Nedakh
One of the most prominently missing princesses appeared in a Disney animated feature that the Walt Disney Company would care to forget.
Heckle and Jeckle Tales
From theatrical shorts from 20th Century Fox, to the Filmation Saturday Morning series – then thrown to the curbside by Paramount – an overview of those two talking magpies.
In His Own Words: Chuck Jones on Music in Animation
Many of Jones’ best cartoons rely on music for their impact, so it is no surprise he had some opinions on the topic of music in animation even back in 1946.
Warner Bros. Gremlins
The Disney studio’s plans for a Gremlin’s feature was thwarted by… Gremlins?
In Her Own Words: Margaret Kerry of “Peter Pan” Mermaids
The actresses who provided the voices and the live action reference were Margaret Kerry (redhead), Connie Hilton (blonde) and June Foray (brunette).
In Her Own Words: Illene Woods on “Cinderella”
By the age of eleven, she was using the name Illene Woods and had her own program on a local radio station in 1941.
Some Day My Lawsuit Will Come
The story behind one of the most unusual lawsuits ever leveled against the Walt Disney Company.
The Lady and the Tramp House
In the film, the house is an accurate representation of Queen Anne architecture that was the preferred fashion from the late 1800s.
Bringing Fantasia’s Dinosaurs To Life
With dinosaurs that popping up frequently at the Disney theme parks over the decade, we must remember it all began with Fantasia.
