Remembering My Chat With David DePatie
I interviewed the late David DePatie 25 years ago and I asked him about his theatrical cartoons – and especially about the ethnic humor in much of it.
I interviewed the late David DePatie 25 years ago and I asked him about his theatrical cartoons – and especially about the ethnic humor in much of it.
It was announced today that animation producer David DePatie passed away peacefully in September. He was 91.
These columns usually didn’t acknowledge when a person left the studio – or any dramatic changes of company status – but it was undeniable at this point.
A final word from Eddie Selzer… Lou Scheimer, Owen Fitzgerald and Sam Armstrong join the studio as layout men… and the new Warner Bros. Commercial and Industrial Films Division opens.
Here’s a wonderful surprise for you readers—a draft from the DePatie-Freleng studios!
Peter Tytla: The Dumbo Boy. The December 29, 1941 issue of Time Magazine had a review of Disney’s recently released animated feature Dumbo. It included in the review of the…