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Animation Anecdotes #359
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
April 20, 2018 posted by Jim Korkis

Animation Anecdotes #359

Asked in public to do the Woody Woodpecker laugh, Gracie Lantz would oblige – while her husband would simply shake his head. “No dignity… She used to be very proper.”

Animation Anecdotes #357
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
April 6, 2018 posted by Jim Korkis

Animation Anecdotes #357

Paul DeKorte passed away in October 1985. He was with Hanna-Barbera for twenty years after he had met William Hanna when they were both members of a barbershop quartet.

Animation Anecdotes #354
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
March 16, 2018 posted by Jim Korkis

Animation Anecdotes #354

Glen Keane used one of Disney’s fabled Nine Old Men animators, Eric Larson, as a model for Dr. Dawson in Disney’s The Great Mouse Detective.

Animation Anecdotes #352
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
March 2, 2018 posted by Jim Korkis

Animation Anecdotes #352

In 1982, Don Bluth discussed his next picture, a modern-day fairy tale, based on a very old story. That project, East of the Sun West of the Moon, was never produced.

Animation Anecdotes #345
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
January 12, 2018 posted by Jim Korkis

Animation Anecdotes #345

Chuck Jones, talking about his animated segment in Stay Tuned (1992) said, “It’s more like the old Warner Bros. cartoons which could be enjoyed by all audiences.”

Animation Anecdotes #344
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
January 5, 2018 posted by Jim Korkis

Animation Anecdotes #344

“Mighty Mouse represents me wanting to entertain people,” says Ralph Bakshi. “I’m allowing myself to have more fun. I want to make people fall on the floor laughing.”