The Bill Tytla Animated Pogo Special That Never Was
The story of how two former Disney animators, Walt Kelly and Bill Tytla, tried to produce a television special of Kelly’s Pogo comic strip – and why it never came to pass.
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Dumbo’s Mother: Adrienne Tytla
Adrienne le Clerc met her husband Bill Tytla in 1936 when she was a 22-year-old actress and fashion model from Seattle, earning extra money by posing for Disney Studio art classes.
Thunderbean Status Report and “Hector’s Hectic Life!” (1948)
Hector’s Hectic Life is an often seen public domain holiday cartoon, but not often in a good condition copy with decent color. Here’s a cleaned up version to start off the Christmas cartoon season.
“Mickey’s Fire Brigade” (1935)
In today’s breakdown, Mickey, Donald and Goofy are fighting blazes in this classic Disney cartoon! Sixteen animators are credited for the animation, reflecting the studio’s growth during the mid-1930s.
Terrytoons’ “The Explorer” (1931)
Today, we look into a Terrytoon featuring Farmer Al Falfa – and its main animators Frank Moser, Jerry Shields, Bill Tytla and Art Babbitt.
Walt Disney’s “The Grain that Built a Hemisphere” (1943)
An earlier column in this series was devoted to the Disney film Tuberculosis (1945), produced for nontheatrical distribution in Latin America as part of the government’s Good Neighbor program during…
Paul Terry’s “The Lorelei” (1931)
Today, we’re going to the East Coast, with an early sound Terrytoon! Before he got into animation, producer Paul Terry quit high school to follow his older brother John’s footsteps…
