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Category Archives: Classic

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Rare Animation on TCM:
“UPA Cartoons”

This is gallery of images from Columbia Pictures cartoon shorts
produced by UPA (United Productions of America), the groundbreaking …

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Classic

Rare Animation on TCM: “Mr. Bug”
by Jerry Beck   Wednesday October 17, 2012   12:00 pm
This gallery of images is posted to augment your enjoyment of
Max Fleischer’s Mr. Bug Goes To Town (1941) which will be …
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Classic

Why Animation on TCM is Important
by Jerry Beck   Wednesday October 17, 2012   12:05 am
Regular readers to this site are well aware by now that I’ll be
part of a six-hour presentation of classic animation on TCM …
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Rare Animation on TCM: “Gulliver’s Travels”
by Jerry Beck   Tuesday October 16, 2012   12:30 am
To tie-into my forthcoming appearance on TCM and augment your
viewing pleasure, I’m going to post a gallery of art and images …
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Little Nemo in Googleland

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Google Creates Homage To Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo
by Amid Amidi   Sunday October 14, 2012   5:17 pm
I can’t praise enough Google’s use of their homepage to give
credit to animation and comic pioneers. Their front-page Google …
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First Look: Looney Tunes Platinum Vol. 2
by Jerry Beck   Friday October 12, 2012   12:05 am
Unabashed Plug: Out next week is Vol. 2 of Warner Home Video’s
Blu-ray cartoon collection, Looney Tunes Platinum Collection. …
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90 Day Wondering

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“90 Day Wondering” By Chuck Jones
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday October 2, 2012   11:59 am
The post about the 1955 Chuck Jones short A Hitch in Time was
well received, so let’s complete the story. Jones made at least …
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Academy to screen 3D Digital Restoration of China’s “Uproar In Heaven”
by Jerry Beck   Monday October 1, 2012   3:00 am
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present the
west coast premiere of the classic Chinese animated feature …
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Hitch in Time

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“A Hitch in Time” By Chuck Jones
by Amid Amidi   Saturday September 29, 2012   7:13 pm
A Hitch in Time is a new one for me: a 1955 propaganda short
directed by Chuck Jones that encouraged U. S. Air Force …
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clampettwuzhere

Animators

Bob Clampett remembered
by Jerry Beck   Tuesday September 25, 2012   12:00 pm
Writer Chris Lukather has just posted a nice interview with Ruth
Clampett which contains some new insights into her father – …
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William Emmons Letter About Working at Disney

Animators

William A. Emmons: The Disney Animator Who Almost Was
by Amid Amidi   Monday August 27, 2012   1:43 pm
The old adage goes that history is written by the victors. But
that doesn’t mean there aren’t other stories worth telling. …
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SCRAPPYLAND is now a blog!
by Jerry Beck   Saturday August 11, 2012   6:30 pm
I’ve previously plugged Harry McCracken’s ongoing efforts to
recognize Columbia Picture’s most popular (and now long …
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Ward Kimball

Classic

The Average Workday At Disney Was A Lot Different Seventy Years Ago
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday August 7, 2012   9:46 am
No matter how many books one reads about classic Disney
animation, it’s difficult to imagine the day-to-day life of …
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looneycomics

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Looney Tunes Comics blog
by Jerry Beck   Monday August 6, 2012   12:05 am
Looney Tunes mega-fan Matthew Hunter (of the Misce-Looney-Ous
blog) has started another worth-while project for the benefit …
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Tex's Rabbit by Bob Givens

Classic

72 Years Ago Today: Bugs Bunny Was Born
by Amid Amidi   Friday July 27, 2012   8:22 am
Seventy-two years ago today – on July 27th, 1940 – Bugs
Bunny appeared in Tex Avery’s A Wild Hare. The Warner Bros. …
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