Tag Archives: Gene Deitch

UPA Advertising
CLASSIC ANIMATED ADVERTISING
April 19, 2014 posted by

UPA Advertising

Throughout the 1950’s, television commercials were an important part of the UPA cartoon studio’s output. In fact, it’s widely believed that commercial work kept the company afloat, as their Columbia-released…

An Animation Jigsaw Puzzle
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September 16, 2013 posted by Gene Deitch

An Animation Jigsaw Puzzle

How does a one-off Oscar, The Terrytoons-Van Beuren Facebook Page, the retro re-casting of Mickey Mouse, Tom Terrific, Nudnik, Viacom, Farmer Al Falfa, Charles Lindbergh, YouTube, animation historians, Weston Woods,…

Book Review: “Nudnik Revealed!”
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July 3, 2013 posted by

Book Review: “Nudnik Revealed!”

What’s Nudnik? Nudnik was animator Gene Deitch’s favorite creation, the star of a series of twelve Paramount theatrical cartoons in the 1960s – and a character pretty much forgotten today….