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Shelter Stories
Speaking of animator Paul Fierlinger (as we did yesterday), The Animal Shelter Project and the Humane Society have brought Fierlinger …
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Kihachiro Kawamoto, RIP
It’s not a good week to be a Japanese animation legend. Stop motion animator and puppeteer Kihachiro Kawamoto, passed away last Monday at …
Satoshi Kon (1963-2010)
Satoshi Kon passed away in Tokyo on Tuesday. He was 46–and in the middle of directing a new film, The Dream Machine. Kon was one of a …
Medusa by Nick DiLiberto
Nick DiLiberto is an animator currently working in Japan. He recently completed a fully animated 2D short film and just uploaded it to …
Craig Yoe’s FELIX THE CAT book
Craig Yoe’s latest book is a beautiful love letter to the comic book legacy of Otto Messmer/Joe Oriolo’s Felix The Cat. As usual, Yoe has …
P.D. Eastman book website
Animation storyman Phil Eastman (1909-1986) worked for Disney, Warner Bros., UPA, even Terrytoons during his career in the 1940s, 50s and …
The Strange and Tragic Life of Hal Adelquist
How do you go from being the head assistant director of Snow White, the head of Disney’s personnel department, and the production …
Grim Natwick Memorial Marker
As mentioned here last week, this past weekend the fine folks of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, held an event to dedicate a Historical …
John Canemaker’s West Coast TWO JOES Tour!
Animation historian and Oscar winning animator John Canemaker is making several public appearances in San Francisco and Los Angeles to …
Don Graham’s “Composing Pictures” is Reprinted
I don’t know how this news passed me by, but Don Graham’s classic book about composition called Composing Pictures is back in print for …
Shirley Silvey and Mary Schuster Broggie, R.I.P.
Two important women in animation passed away recently: Shirley Silvey died on July 17 in Fresno, California. When she started …
Think or Sink: The Flebus of Famous Studios
Usually, the posts about Famous Studios are reserved for Jerry, but just this once, I have to share a Famous short. I ran across Think or …
John Callahan, RIP
Portland cartoonist John Callahan, who had been quadriplegic since the age of 21, passed away yesterday at age 59. His crude, funny …
Comic Con 2010
I’m on my way to “Comic Con” (aka today’s activities. Tomorrow (Saturday begins with a SpongeBob panel with producer Paul Tibbitt, …
Pres Romanillos, R.I.P.
Pres and Jeannine Romanillos. Photo by Tim Hodge Veteran feature animator Pres Romanillos passed away yesterday at the age of 47 after …
A Mary Blair Christmas Card
(click for full-sized version) I should have waited until the holidays to post this, but I couldn’t resist. Cool stuff like this has …
Interview with John Canemaker about Two Guys Named Joe
John Canemaker’s eagerly anticipated book, Two Guys Named Joe: Master Animation Storytellers Joe Grant & Joe Ranft, will arrive in stores …
Gene Deitch screening followup
A full house of animation fans had a blast at our Tribute to Gene Deitch last night at the CineFamily/Silent Movie Theatre in Hollywood. …
Betty Kimball, R.I.P.
Betty Lawyer Kimball passed away last Thursday evening at the age of 97. She died from natural causes. Betty (birth name: Mary …
TUESDAY in L.A. – Gene Deitch in Person
If you are in Southern California next Tuesday, July 6th, come and meet animator Gene Deitch who will appear in person at a tribute …
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