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.
A selection of in-house studio columns I have from the MGM employee publication, the Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studio Club News, 1937-1942.
What’s your favorite Chuck Jones 1960s-era Tom & Jerry cartoon? Today a look back at that era (or error?) of MGM cartoons.
Is there any connection between a 1950 Disney Goofy cartoon and a 1960s King Features Popeye? Yes – director Jack Kinney used both characters two teach drivers safety.
The story behind the discovery and restoration of a lost UPA cartoon – and speculations as to the mystery of its existence.
I thought it might be a good day to spend time rummaging through my Walter Lantz files. Here’s a potpourri of visual materials submitted for your approval – and for future reference.
For our final post of the year – a look at the animated Columbia logo art the start of Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse.
My unabashed rave review for the new mega-book devoted to Mickey Mouse, a feast for the eyes – but more importantly, a major reference work.
Issue #19 of The Exposure Sheet is the final one of the year. Bios include animator Vive Risto, inbetweener Murray Hudson, and painters Eleanor Minett and Mildred O’Blenis.
This week we see brief bios for animators Rudy Larriva, Lloyd Vaughn, Warren Batchelder and Keith Darling – and opinions on Inki from historian William K. Everson in 1963!
Late August through mid-September 1939 at the Leon Schlesinger studio as production on The Mighty Hunters (aka Canyon Kiddies) has the studio excited.