Gene Deitch (1924-2020)
A tribute to animator Gene Deitch from his greatest fan – me.
Category Archives: Animation History
“Hello All You Happy Tax Payers”: Tex Avery’s Voice Stock Company
When we think of Tex Avery’s cartoons, his soundtracks don’t instantly spring to mind. But a careful listen to his soundtracks reveals his painstaking approach to comedy, built frame-by-crazy-frame.
Winter Book Round-up
Several new books I think you should know about… for reading over the winter holidays.
NOT Casper, NOT Daffy, NOT Fox & Crow – Classic Cartoon Comic Book Knock-Offs
“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”. If so, Casper, Daffy, the Fox and Crow should be VERY flattered!
Gus Wicke, An Appreciation
Wicke only voiced the villainous Bluto for a few years, from approximately 1935 to 1938, but to highly memorable effect, especially in Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad.
What Do You Think Was Cut From “Popeye and The Pirates”?
Something was a edited out of this 1947 Popeye cartoon. Do you have a theory on what might have been contained in the cut footage?
Jack Mercer and Tom Moore Discuss Fleischer Cartoons in 1938
In 1938, The National Board of Review magazine published a radio transcript of “an instructional talk” by Fleischer animator Tom Moore and voice/story artist Jack Mercer.
Larry Harmon Explains It All
In the 1960s producer Larry Harmon wrote a regular column for The Hollywood Reporter about his thoughts and plans for his animation empire. Here are several of those columns.
MGM Studio Club News – part 2 (1943)
This is the second half of a 2-part look at the MGM studio employee newsletter – the columns and photos devoted to the cartoon department.
Columns From MGM Studio Club News – Part 1
A selection of in-house studio columns I have from the MGM employee publication, the Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studio Club News, 1937-1942.
