A Closer Look at Jay Ward’s Cartoon Cereal Serials
“Jay Ward’s Animated Cereal Capers”, a new Cartoon Research mini-book, explores the Cap’n’s story and the men behind his creation in 1962.
Animation Anecdotes #330
“I thought to myself as I was drawing these strips, ‘This is too big for a comic strip. A comic strip really can’t carry a story like this,” says Charles Schulz.
Is “Nonsense Newsreel” the Strangest Terrytoon Ever?
A bit of a ‘cheater’ for the studio, and a bizarre one at that. At first glance, it doesn’t really look like a Terrytoon in it’s design, humor and even backgrounds.
RADIO ROUND-UP: Arthur Q. Bryan
Today’s installment of Radio Round-Up explores the radio career of Arthur Q. Bryan, best known as the voice of Elmer Fudd.
X Atencio: Saluting A Disney Legend’s Artistry on Records
This week, we remember the late animator/writer/Imagineer X Atencio with a look at his cover art for Disneyland Records – along with a few stories behind the grooves.
Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award 1968
It wasn’t a Hubley independent Windy Day that took home an Oscar this year – it was a Disney Blustery Day instead.
Sing Me A Cartoon #10: Who’s Afraid Of An International Earache?
When Three Little Pigs opened in Europe, they went for it just as strongly as the Americans had done. And the dance bands were ready to pick up on the Big Bad Wolf jingle.
The Censored 11: “Sunday Go to Meetin’ Time” (1936)
The second article of the “Censored Eleven” series is about the Warner Brothers “Merrie Melodies” cartoon Sunday Go to Meetin’ Time (1936) – a film based around a tune by…
Animation Anecdotes #329
Someone opened the package by mistake, since the studio does not accept unsolicited material. “But Steven wanted it and you don’t say ‘no’ to Steven Spielberg”.
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]
