TV

Who was Lee Orgel?

In the Gay Purr-ee production photo above is (left to right): Lee Orgel, Judy Garland, Henry G. Saperstein, Robert Goulet, Abe Levitow …

Animators

Remembering Corny Cole

The outpouring of love and affection after Corny Cole’s passing has been tremendous. In the past three days, over one hundred artists …

Animators

Corny Cole (1930-2011)

Beloved animator, graphic artist, book illustrator, painter and teacher Cornelius “Corny” Cole has passed away. His close friend, …

Books

New Brew Revue

Spent the weekend going over some new book acquisitions (and one DVD) and surprise! most were pretty good – and a couple were really …

Classic

Happy Father’s Day!

The quintessential Father’s Day cartoon, not to mention an extraordinary achievement in the art of cartoon animation: Chuck Jones’ A Bear …

Stop Motion

The Last Puppetoon?

When George Pal stopped producing his stop motion Puppetoon short subjects in 1947, he kept his pioneering replacement animation …

Stop Motion

JibJab Christmas 2010

That’s me and Amid, John Lasseter and our late friends Walt Disney and Chuck Jones in the latest “Starring You” Sendable Christmas video …

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