Max and Dave: He Yam What He Yam
Popeye the Sailor was “making waves” in the entertainment industry. The songs in his cartoons reflected who he “yam”.
New York City Animation: Rumblings In The Bronx
In 1908 Edison built a film processing lab in the Bronx. A few years later Raoul Barré brought Bill Nolan there. The rest is history.
The Original Voice of Donald Duck: Clarence Nash, Part 2
Walt Disney always felt that a voice was just one of many elements in a character, and actively tried not to publicize any particular vocal artist.
Thunderbean Survey, News and “Pots and Pans” (1932) in HD!
Tom Stathes’ print is easily the best I’ve ever seen on this title. It’s 16mm but could fool you into thinking you’re looking at 35mm.
Flights of Fancy (Part 15): Hazardous Hops and Happy Hopes
The themes in animation during this period take the battle to the enemy rather than holding territorial lines of defense.
Obscure Disney Animation Books
A partial listing of some fairly obscure Disney animation related books that might be unknown to many readers of this site.
A Quick Look At Quartet Films
Quartet Films was one of the hottest commercials studio in Hollywood for many years. Here’s a quick overview of their work and personnel.
How Clarence Nash Became Donald Duck
On December 2nd, 1933, Nash became Disney’s 125th employee – as the voice of Donald Duck.
Thunderbean News and “The Family Shoe” (1931)
I like a lot of things about this scrappy little cartoon. It’s exuberance in simple design and execution makes it hard to not smile while watching.
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]
