Howard Beckerman: Cartoon Characters Move People
This is Beckerman’s first “Animation Kit” column from April 1972 – and the first of a new series here on Cartoon Research.
This is Beckerman’s first “Animation Kit” column from April 1972 – and the first of a new series here on Cartoon Research.
He left us on Saturday. Here’s a little tribute to a man who inspired a generation of animators.
A black and white Terrytoon? Sure. Willie Whopper? You’ve got it! I’ve put together a nice cross-section of early 1920s favorites of mine, as well as a few Golden Age goodies thrown in for good measure.
The Academy shorts branch had to sit through the Bill Melendez Betty Boop special. That ought to teach ’em for never awarding anything to Max Fleischer.
Howard Beckerman is an animator, a historian and a professor. For over 40 years, he has been contributing expertise and joy to the art of animation at The School of…