Frankly, I Don’t Give a Dam! (Part 2)
Our survey of the animated appearances of beavers wends its way into the last half of the 1930’s and through the beginnings of WWII.
BOOK REVIEW: “Animation for the People” – Canada’s Gift to Canadian Audiences and the World Over
Charles Solomon serves as amicable docent as readers are guided through eight decades of Canada’s National Film Board.
Fleischer’s Animated News #10 (September 1935)
Bios of Lou Fleischer, Vera Coleman, and Larry Lippman are featured in this edition of Fleischer’s in-house newsletter.
The 80th Anniversary of Make Mine Music
It’s the perfect time to revisit this “vaudeville show, three-ring circus, and grand opera” from a unique era in Disney history.
A Famous Studios Bouncing Ball “Spring Song” (1949)
People are talking about Paramount cartoons from the 1940s. Let’s continue the conversation.
Frankly, I Don’t Give a Dam (Part 1)
I thought it might be fun to trace the buck-toothed, flat-tailed character’s history in animation, starting from the earliest days of sound.
Therefore Art Thou, Conrad?
Does anyone (besides us geeks at Cartoon Research) really miss or even care about Conrad the Cat?
My Favorite Voices, Animated and Otherwise
I prefer voices that are not dogged put-ons. Voices that sound like people. Here’s some examples.
The 85th Anniversary of Fleischer’s “Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy”
The charm and whimsy of their stories made the characters a natural fit for animation.
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]
