Animation Anecdotes #370
Gary K. Wolf told a reporter that he sold the movie rights to Who P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit, the sequel novel to his previous book, to Walt Disney Studios.
Fireworks, “A Busy Day” and the usual Thunderbean Updates!
A Busy Day (1940), the second in a series of Gran’Pop cartoons from Cartoon Films, Ltd – the studio Ub Iwerks owned after parting with Celebrity Productions.
Happy 4th of July 2018 with Nancy and Sluggo!
Since it’s the 4th of July, it seems like it’s a good time to rerun a patriotic favorite… one of the NANCY cartoons, produced by Terrytoons in the early 40’s.
Terrytoons’ “Tom Terrific” and Lionel Wilson on Records
A celebration of the actor who provided the voice (and over 50 others) for the beloved animated hero, as well as countless records for which he received little credit.
Warner Club News (1960) Part 1
And so, John Burton retires – and David DePatie steps in with the immediate job of producing The Bugs Bunny Show for ABC in September.
They Also Sang The “Song of the South”
Of course, there were other versions of the Song of the South tunes besides the ones that were cited as top sellers in the “Billboard’ and “Cash Box” charts.
Anime I’d Really Like to See
The past few years have seen old-school TV anime get a new life on DVD and Blu-ray, most often restored from the original film negatives (if they survive, at least)….
Animation Anecdotes #369
In 1991 over 3,000 cels, backgrounds and drawings from Tiny Toons were stolen. “It literally broke my heart because I didn’t want to see them destroyed. I wasn’t trying to steal anything,”
‘George Washington in Clay’ gets Saved!
I’m not sure if any other prints survive of George Washington in Clay, but back in 2007 or so when we scanned the print, from Chris Buchman’s archive, it was starting the warp.
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]
