NBC’s “American Inventory” (1953) with Grim Natwick, Al Stahl and Don McCormick
This week my rummaging through Mark Kausler’s film closet yielded this find – a rare early 50s TV appearance by Grim Natwick!
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“Grim” Natwick – Part 3: Krazy Kat and last years in Sheet Music, 1924-1929
During his first year back in the US, Grim resumed freelance sheet music illustration work for several of his usual clients: Shapiro and Bernstein, Jerome H. Remick, and Pace and Handy.
The Sheet Music Art of Myron “Grim” Natwick, Part 2: 1919-1921
In the Spring of 1919, Grim joined the IFS animation studio. Here he developed his wonderfully loose and eccentric drawing, known today as the “rubber hose” style.
The Sheet Music Art of Myron “Grim” Natwick, 1914 – 1927
Grim Natwick once claimed he produced 200 pieces of art for sheet music. This should be considered a more significant part of his career, and overall development as an artist.
Halloween Haunts: Flip the Frog in “Spooks” (1932)
Grim Natwick seems to carry a lot of the animation on this short, and his well-drawn poses on the skeleton man are some of my favorites in this cartoon.
Grim and Bugs: The Art of the Pitch
A game of horseshoe that started at the Iwerks studio and ended at Lantz, played between two animation legends, Grim Natwick and Bugs Hardaway.
Disney’s “Broken Toys” (1935)
Our next Christmas-themed cartoon features a hidden Disney gem!
An Update on “Willie Whopper”
A mini-update from the front lines on the boy with a big imagination. I promised an update on the Willie Whopper project, so here it is, but first a quick…
“Abou Ben Boogie” (1944)
We’re shaking things up this time with a very popular Walter Lantz Swing Symphony! Director Shamus Culhane’s keen sense of design, cutting, timing and characterization at the Lantz studio gave…
Animation Anecdotes #175
Jakob Gimpel and Tom and Jerry. Interviewed in 1990, animation legend Joe Barbera said that when it came to the Tom and Jerry short cartoons, “I love ‘Cat Concerto’ (1947)…
