Animation Anecdotes #234
For a recording session at the Disney Studio, Paul Frees pulled up to the gate, but the guard couldn’t find his name on the list. “Should I call someone?” asked the guard. “Don’t bother,” said Frees, before driving away.
Category Archives: ANIMATION ANECDOTES
Animation Anecdotes #233
Who was Disney animator Lee Morehouse? How did Art Stevens land in Ward Kimball’s Disney unit? And how many character voices did William Conrad have? The answers (and more) in this week’s column.
Animation Anecdotes #232
With the popularity of Mickey Mouse, animation studios began to produce their own cartoons with characters that looked suspiciously like Walt’s alter ego. Here’s the low-down on that.
In Their Own Words: Hamilton Luske Remembered By His Children
Very little has been written about Ham Luske who had a lengthy career as an animator and director at Disney. In March 2012, I interviewed his children about him.
Animation Anecdotes #231
Hitler loved Disney cartoons and had a copy of Snow White delivered to his private movie theater. He considered it one of the greatest movies ever made. His personal collection also included eighteen Mickey Mouse shorts.
Animation Anecdotes #230
Among today’s anecdotes: Lou Scheimer of Filmation Studios talking about runaway production, Peter Chung on “Reign”, and whatever happened to Disney’s “Secret Lab”?
Animation Anecdotes #229
Jim Korkis quotes Joe Dante on Looney Tunes; Gary Goldman on The Land Before Time; Jack Bradbury on working at Disney with Walt Kelly; and much much more.
In His Own Words: Chuck Jones on Warner Bros.
I interviewed Chuck several times over the years and I later realized that Chuck, like many others, had “canned/pre-prepared” answers and anecdotes that he would repeat. This particular interview took place in 1976.
Animation Anecdotes #228
The first animated series broadcast in prime time was probably UPA’s “Gerald McBoing-Boing Show” on CBS in 1956. CBS was so excited about the show that they took out a seven year option on the series – but it only lasted three months. So what happened?
Animation Anecdotes #227
Most people believe that Warners’ overbearing Foghorn Leghorn character was inspired by Kenny Delmar’s Southern politician Senator Claghorn on the Fred Allen radio show. This is not the case! Read on…
