Ward Kimball, Escapader
In its January 1957 issue, Escapade Magazine spotlighted a person who they felt best demonstrated the qualities of their readers: Ward Kimball.
Projects That Need a Champion to Complete (and it’s not Thunderbean for now!)
The headline says it all!
Courtroom Drama (Part 3): Very Cross Examination
Sometimes it takes a great deal of proving to convict a toon, and a great deal of effort after that to make the sentence stick.
WB 1957 and Beyond: The Final Hit Parade
Our final look at the songs used in the classic Warner Bros. cartoons.
Ten VHS Cartoon Tapes I Won’t Sell, Throw Out or Give Away
People tell me to throw out my old video tapes – but here are 10 that are just too important to toss.
Disney at the 1939 World’s Fair
Disney had a prominent presence at the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair that had some elements that many think influenced some aspects of Epcot.
A Few Frog ‘Legs’ – Some Pieces From the ‘Flip’ Project in Progress
Let’s look at some newly scanned frames from this long anticipated cartoon compilation.
Courtroom Drama (Part 2): Morning Calendar
All Rise. Court is again in session.
Celebrating 50 Years of “The Point” and Its Nice Round Records
TV’s first feature-length animated film and its companion pop storybook album happened in a roundabout way.
Jerry Beck is a writer, animation producer, college professor and author of more than 15 books on animation history. He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney, and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He has curated cartoons for DVD and Blu-ray compilations and has lent his expertise to dozens of bonus documentaries and audio commentaries on such. Beck is currently on the faculty of CalArts in Valencia, UCLA in Westwood and Woodbury University in Burbank – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]
