Shirley Creazzo – In Her Own Words
Shirley and Tony met at Famous Studios in 1945. Here is their story in her own words.
Tag Archives: Famous Studios
Famous Studios: Screen Songs 1948-49
These cartoons seem to be developing a formula: find a locale, and build gags around it – and bonuses for the abundance of punny gags.
Famous Studios: Popeye Washes Out His Theatrical Career
Their were endless possibilities in the combination of Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Bluto – as well as in the music played in the background.
Famous Studios: Noveltoons 1948-50
The songs used as the studio launched its own stable of characters to compete with the Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry.
TOP CEL: Face Of A Union Local – Part 2
An overview of the animator editors and format of the New York Screen Cartoonists newsletter in the 1940s and 50s.
Famous Studios: Noveltoons 1946-47
The Paramount Noveltoons during the immediate postwar years were met with considerable musical success.
Born To Animate – Dante Barbetta
The career of New York based animator Dante Barbetta.
Famous Studios: Oh, Lulu!
Paramount cartoons return to New York and introduce a new cartoon series during the wartime forties – loaded with music.
Popeye 1943-45: Popeye Gets Famous
When Paramount foreclosed on Max Fleischer’s studio, they certainly had great hopes for Popeye. He was their bread and butter (despite wartime rationing).
Max and Dave: Specials, Leading To Noveltoons
The Fleischers must have thought they could restore their relationship with Paramount by putting out occasional specials in Technicolor. They were wrong.
