Hair Apparent: The 80th Anniversary of Woody Woodpecker in “The Barber of Seville”
Culhane’s 1944 cartoon is a dizzying display of cartoon comedy and animation artistry.
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Shirley Creazzo – In Her Own Words
Shirley and Tony met at Famous Studios in 1945. Here is their story in her own words.
Doug Crane on the Last Days of The Paramount Studio
I had interviewed animator Doug Crane in March 2005. His recollections on the last days of the Paramount studio were funny, touching, and poignant.
Rocket Robin Hood
Rocket Robin Hood was TV series animated in Toronto, Canada, in an animation studio owned by Al Guest. Ralph Bakshi and Shamus Culhane worked on it. It is considered one of the worst cartoons ever.
Animation Anecdotes #376
“You know, I often ask myself if I were in a burning house and I could carry out either the original negative to Bambi or the Mona Lisa, what would it be?”
Animation Anecdotes #374
“Doing both the strip (Life in Hell) and the series, I’m having a blast,” says Matt Groening. “I’m doing what the teachers used to rap me on the knuckles for.”
Palsy-Walsy with Russia
With Moscow. Against Berlin. The wartime patriotism of learning to speak Russian at the Lantz Studio.
The Avant-Garde Arrives
If revolution has a color, it’s red. Like the fiery topknot of Woody Woodpecker, who will appear soon in this unique exhibit.
Walter Lantz’ “Fish Fry” (1944)
Here’s an Oscar-nominated Walter Lantz cartoon with Andy Panda! Director Shamus Culhane particularly detested the good-natured panda, claiming his cartoons to be “too goddamn sweet and cuddly.”
A Chat with Rudy Zamora
Legendary animator Joaquin Rudolfo Zamora was, according to Shamus Culhane, “the star of the ‘New Wave’ animators” at Fleischer Studios in the early 1930s.
