The 1984 Golden Awards Banquet Video, Part 3
Today we conclude our playback of the official video of the First Golden Awards Banquet from 1984, with the roll call of the honorees and their gathering for their group photo.
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Animation Anecdotes #272
“Itchy and Scratchy came from something I’ve always wanted to do since I was a little kid. Watching cartoons like Tom and Jerry, I thought it would be fun to do a cartoon that really was totally violent.” – Matt Groening
Mark Kausler on Ed Graham Jr.’s “Linus The Lionhearted”
Ed Graham brought about a small miracle by getting General Foods to fund a TV series featuring characters promoting their Post cereal products.
LaVerne Harding: Drawing with Resolve
Harding was part of a collective effort by the Universal animators that resulted in Walter Lantz taking his studio fully independent, just one of the many understated accomplishments of this remarkable woman.
Disney’s “Chicken Little” Cartoon from 1943
Not to be confused with the 2005 Disney feature, “Chicken Little” was first animated by the studio in 1943 – much more in line with the original folk tale, and as a dark piece of World War II propaganda.
Chatting with Lavelle Haines Howard and Celine Miles Marcus
Lavelle Haines and Celine Miles, two women who were among the largely unsung grunts of the animation industry: final checkers and ink and paint artists.
Dick Kinney: Taking Falls in a Barrel
A favorite theme of this Lantz storyman was the unusual feat of riding a barrel over Niagara Falls, yet the unlikely path of this river leads all the way to Brazil.
A Chat with Martha Sigall
This week we go back to March 8th, 1986 to the Third Annual Golden Awards Banquet, beginning a fresh set of interviews by the head of the UCLA Animation Workshop – the late, great Dan McLaughlin.
Dick Lundy’s “Kiddie Concert” (1948)
Today’s breakdown features a Musical Miniature, with conductor Wally Walrus – one of the few cartoons where he appears without his nemesis Woody Woodpecker.
In His Own Words: Robert McKimson
For the November 28, 1972 issue of PUNCH magazine, writer Lloyd Chester interviewed Bob McKimson on the state of animation. Here are excerpts from that piece.
