McKimson’s “Daffy Duck Hunt” (1949)
Bob McKimson sustained Daffy Duck’s zany personality well into the early ‘50s. Clever gags, aided by sharp timing and witty dialogue, make this an overlooked classic.
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“Birth Of A Notion” (1947)
Now here’s a bona-fide laugh riot from the McKimson unit! Birth of a Notion was one of the last cartoons Bob Clampett was slated to direct in early 1945 before…
Animation Anecdotes #132
On the Wall. In the Warners Brother cartoon My Little Duckaroo (1954), some newspapers are seen lining the walls in the backgrounds for Nasty Canasta’s cabin. They are from the…
In His Own Words: Chuck Jones on Duck Dodgers
Charles Martin “Chuck” Jones received multiple Academy Award nominations over the years and in 1996 he received an honorary Oscar for “the creation of classic cartoons and cartoon characters whose…
Animation Anecdotes #118
A Hairy Situation. Friz Freleng’s Ain’t That Ducky (1945) had Daffy Duck matching wits with a hunter who had a strong physical and vocal resemblance to popular comic actor Victor…
ANIMATION ANECDOTES #111
Everybody’s A Critic. In a 1994 biography of actress Marlene Dietrich written by her daughter, Maria Riva, Maria recalls her mother’s reaction to being at the premiere for Disney Snow…
