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”.
Ted Eshbaugh’s “Cap’n Cub” (1945) – and ‘Momotaro’s Sea Eagles’ (1943)
A pair of World War II era aviation animation classics – one from the US with a high flying bear cub, the other from Japan with a patriotic monkey pilot.
RADIO ROUND-UP: Fibber McGee and Molly and The Great Gildersleeve
As promised, here’s the remainder of the various catchphrases used in cartoons that emanated from Fibber McGee.
“The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle” Book & Recording
Next Monday would have been June Foray’s 100th birthday, so this is a very different kind of “Spin,” taking a first-person approach for a very special project. THE ADVENTURES OF…
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]
