Blame It On The Melody
Of course, as any good movie of the day must, Melody Time had a main title theme song. This was a very pleasant ballad, and it actually got several covers.
7 Things That You Didn’t Know About the Disney Animation Furniture
Most are unaware that Walt Disney had the most optimal animation furniture designed for use at the new studio he was building in 1939.
Animation Anecdotes #383
John Canemaker on researching Felix The Cat’s Pat Sullivan, “I looked up the court records, and sure enough, Sullivan financed a cat house and was a sex maniac.”
Thunderbean Musings
Happy October, die-hard animation folks! This week – some stories on the perils and rewards of attempting to license or borrow classic animation films!
Animator Profiles: Burt Gillett
This month will feature a series of profiles on different figures from the Golden Age of animation that merit further analysis. This week: Burt Gillett.
Bob Kane’s “Courageous Cat & Minute Mouse” on Records
The bargain basement Batman-like superhero from the “Wonderful World” of Sam Singer came to vinyl with an album-length comedy adventure made just for records.
The Exposure Sheet – Volumes #7 and #8
Two more madcap editions of The Exposure Sheet, the official in-house newsletter of Termite Terrace circa May 1939.
More Pecos Bill: Yippie-I-Yay-Ky-Yay!
Roy Rogers was not the only artist to sing of Pecos Bill – but, thanks to Walt Disney, the legendary western character and the “King of the Cowboys” will be forever linked.
Disney, ABC… and Segregation
In the 1950s Walt Disney agreed to produce the Disneyland television series for ABC – and whenever Disney released a new film, he often arranged for an ABC-Paramount theatre to premiere it.
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]
