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.
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David H. DePatie (1929-2021)
It was announced today that animation producer David DePatie passed away peacefully in September. He was 91.
The Art of the Pink Panther Movie Titles
The Pink Panther is perhaps the only cartoon character based on elegance and “style” and one of the few theatrical cartoon stars to be created after the 1950s.
The Animated Fantastic Four
The classic Marvel comic book by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby has had quite a legacy as an animated series throughout the decades.
Tracking the Many Sides of The Pink Panther
Some pink ink about the cartoon character who is also a precious gem, a famous song, a series of movies and a recording star.
A Revolutionary Article (Part 4)
TV animators continued to find the proper “spirit” to celebrate Independence Day, and the revolution in general.
Beware the Leprechauns! (Part 3)
Bejabbers! Those wee men are everywhere. Not content to continue to invade both big and small screens, they even find a way to mix their roguish pranks and shenanigans into…
DePatie Freleng’s “Pink Panic” (1967)
Step inside the Dead Dog Hotel with the Pink Panther (if you dare) in this week’s animator breakdown!
The Bronze Age 2
By looking at 1972 month by month, it becomes clear just how transitional the year was in moving animation from the Silver Age to the Bronze Age.
DePatie-Freleng’s “Doctor Dolittle” on Records
One of 1970’s lesser-remembered Saturday morning cartoons inspired an album of groovy songs recorded in the same British recording studios as 1977’s Star Wars.
