June and July 1939 — Old Glory is getting special treatment – and something else cartoons rarely got back in those days – press notices and reviews. Old Glory “is well on on it’s way to being slightly terrific!!”
Also noted in issue #11: Leon Schlesinger’s 30th (!!) wedding anniversary; Robert Mckimson and Herman Cohen are visiting the New York World’s Fair; and reactions from a Disney screening of cartoons – which included Robin Hood Makes Good (and its positive reaction). And bios of painter Virginia Jones and assistant technical director Paul Marron. Enjoy!
A clipping from a Los Angeles newspaper publicizing the showing of OLD GLORY – and indicating what features it played with!
In issue #12 – Poetry from Michael Maltese, Dave Monahan and John Carey; Sports reports from the studio teams for hand ball, ping-pong, badminton and bowling; bios of inbetweener Bob North, painter Lela Virgile Perry and animators Sid Sutherland and John Carey.
Jerry Beck is a writer, animation producer, college professor and author of more than 15 books on animation history. He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney, and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He has curated cartoons for DVD and blu-ray compilations and has lent his expertise to dozens of bonus documentaries and audio commentaries on such. Beck is currently on the faculty of Cal Arts in Valencia, UCLA in Westwood and Woodbury University in Burbank – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [
You can almost see Porky’s junk in that pic.