Jasper and The Puppetoons – Part 5
Paramount Pictures released the last of the “Puppetoons” in 1947. Of the five releases, only one stars Jasper – and another featured Duke Ellington.
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The George Pal Puppetoons and Jasper – Part 4
In 1946 Jasper recieved an Academy Award nomination – and one of Pal’s Puppetoons was an animated adaptation of the American folktale, John Henry.
An Open Letter: Changes for 2019
This is a special post to announce this blog’s new 5-posts-a-week policy. Plus information on cartoons being presented at UCLA’s 2019 Festival of Preservation.
Robert McKimson’s “Hillbilly Hare” (1950)
Time to breakdown one of animation’s greatest hoedowns—Bob McKimson’s feudin’ an’ square-dancin’ cult classic, Hillbilly Hare!
Jasper and the Puppetoons – Part 3
“Jasper Goes Hunting” provided another first for George Pal – an animated short combining major characters from two competing Hollywood studios.
Popeye Goes to the Movies – on Records
Jack Mercer made his final vinyl appearance in four fine Peter Pan original stories and Robin Williams made his feature film debut in Popeye’s year of big, splashy showbiz glitz.
Puppetoons and Jasper – part 2
In 1943 Paramount Pictures realized that it had a popular hit character in producer/director George Pal’s animated African American figure “Jasper”.
Animator Profiles: MYRON WALDMAN
This week, we look into the career of one of the most notable animators of the East Coast, Myron Waldman!
Animator Profiles: Ben Solomon
This week’s post doubles as an overview of cartoonist Ben Solomon’s animation career, and as a look at his comic book work.
The “Jasper” Puppetoons – Part 1
Jasper was part of a tradition in animation of casting African American boys as stars of series—from “Sammy Johnsin” in the Silent Era to L’il EIghtball from producer Walter Lantz.
