A Chat with Joan Pabian and Al Pabian
Martha Sigall’s interview series concludes with an interview with ink and paint artist Joan Pabian and her husband, Lantz/WB/MGM animator Al Pabian.
Tag Archives: Chuck Jones
Animation Anecdotes #297
“Cartoonists are unusual people. They are adults who never grow old,” said Bill Hanna. “Our employees’ ages range from the teen-aged to the white-haired, but the atmosphere is that of the young at heart.”
Animation Anecdotes #296
Reason and Emotion (1943) was a wartime short made by the Disney, depicting emotions as cartoon personas. The character of Emotion was modeled after animator Ward Kimball.
Animation Anecdotes: Christmas 2016 Special Edition
From all of us to all of you – I wish you Merry Christmas with an all new collection of holiday themed anecdotes and quotes from Chuck Jones, Charles Schulz and Walt Disney!
Animation Anecdotes #293
Fred and Barney did not exactly “meet” Marvel’s Thing character except in the opening credits and short bumper segments. Where did this wacky idea come from and why was it bought by NBC?
Chuck Jones’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” on Records
The beloved 1966 TV special inspired two separate albums that are similar, yet significantly different, both with the voices of Boris Karloff and Thurl Ravenscroft.
Animation Anecdotes #292
When animator, director, producer Hugh Harman passed away November 25th, 1982, he was living pretty close to the poverty line. He could no longer afford to own a car and lived in a ramschackle rooming house.
“Betty Boop’s Penthouse” (1933) – and “Frat”
Here’s a cartoon perfect for Halloween Eve – and, it turns out, there’s another “needle-drop” here taking up a good part of the cartoon’s soundtrack.
Animation Anecdotes #285
“Animation, of course, has a brilliant future depending on how it’s handled,” said artist and animator Doug Wildey in 1973, reflecting upon his time on Hanna Barbera’s Jonny Quest.
Animation Anecdotes #283
From the square dancing magazine Sets in Order, director Chuck Jones wrote, “Cartoonists are strange men in many ways and they have a tendency to look at the world as through a cheap piece of window pane.”
