The Animation of Gahan Wilson
While similar in approach to cartoonist Charles Addams, Wilson’s work was singularly distinctive and was generally considered impossible to animate.
Category Archives: ANIMATION ANECDOTES
In His Own Words: Noel Blanc on Mel Blanc
In 1993, for an upcoming auction of some of Mel’s belongings, Noel talked a little about his father.
Eating at Bullwinkles
Not much has been written about Bullwinkle’s Family Food ‘N’ Fun restaurants except for some anecdotal memories so I am going to try to share what little I know about them.
Ray Bradbury’s Halloween Tree
Most animation fans are unaware that this tale of Halloween actually originated as a half hour animated special written by Bradbury for Chuck Jones.
In Their Own Words: Glen Keane and Vincent Price on Ratigan
In Disney’s The Great Mouse Detective, Basil’s nemesis is the evil genius Ratigan “the Napoleon of crime”.
The Animated “Little Prince” That Never Was
Orson Welles and Hugh Harman tried to bring The Little Prince to the screen. Here’s what happened – or didn’t happen.
In His Own Words: Bill Scott on Gerald McBoing-Boing
I got a chance to do a lengthy interview with Bill Scott in 1982, covering much of his career in animation including his stint at UPA and his work on this short.
In His Own Words: Bob Clampett on Bob McKimson
In 1980 I interviewed Bob Clampett about his memories of the McKimson brothers at Warner Brothers.
The Thirteen New Adventures of Beany and Cecil
In 1988, ABC-TV and DIC produced a new series of Beany and Cecil cartoons for Saturday morning. They hired John K. to supervise. What could possibly go wrong?
The Art of the Pink Panther Movie Titles
The Pink Panther is perhaps the only cartoon character based on elegance and “style” and one of the few theatrical cartoon stars to be created after the 1950s.
