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Hoyt Curtin’s Jug band Session

Michael Mallory - March 15, 2012

You may or may not know the name Hoyt Curtin, but there’s no question you’ve heard his work. So has anyone who has owned...

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Remembering the Words of Robert B. Sherman

Michael Mallory - March 8, 2012

The passing this week of songwriter Robert B. Sherman at age 86 brings an end to one of the great creative teams of the...

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Brenda Chapman and the See-Through Ceiling

Michael Mallory - March 1, 2012

When early press started coming out about Brave, Disney/Pixar’s summer 2012 release, a lot of it centered on the fact that it was the...

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Pocahontas and The Mouse’s Gong Show

Michael Mallory - February 23, 2012

Every aspect of creating an animated feature takes time, except, arguably, for one: the greenlighting of an idea. Back in the days when the...

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Virginia Davis and the Road to Hollywood

Michael Mallory - February 16, 2012

Several years before Mickey Mouse, little Virginia Davis was the first star of the operation that would become the Walt Disney Studios. That’s not...

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The Studio You’ve Probably Never Heard Of!

Michael Mallory - February 9, 2012

One can read any number of histories of the American animation industry and never come across the name Romer Grey. The son of Western...

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Chucking the Competition

Michael Mallory - February 2, 2012

In any discussion of the legendary Leon Schlesinger/Warner Bros. cartoon studio, you often hear the words “friendly competition” used to describe the relationships between...

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When Snow White Scared Young Roy Disney

Michael Mallory - January 26, 2012

The late Roy E. Disney ranks very high on the short-list of people who worked to make the animation industry what it is today....

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High School Pranks with Joe Barbera

Michael Mallory - January 19, 2012

I can almost hear the voice of a reader somewhere out there saying, “Joe Barbera again?” Well, yes, actually. Out of the hundreds and hundreds...

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You’re Goin’ to the Moon, June?

Michael Mallory - January 12, 2012

If there is anyone in the animation field who truly needs no introduction, it is June Foray. The First Lady of Animation has accomplished...

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Roman Knows: What’s In a Name

Michael Mallory - January 5, 2012

Phil Roman has settled into being an elder statesman of the animation industry—something of an irony (if an inevitable one) for a man once...

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Fighting the System: Merle Welton

Michael Mallory - December 28, 2011

For every recorded love story between an artist and their animation studio, there are many other relationships that landed on the rocks. One such...

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Simon Said

Michael Mallory - December 22, 2011

One of the true pioneers of comic books, Joe Simon, passed away last week at the age of 98. Unlike his early creative partner...

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Acting 101 with Don Bluth

Michael Mallory - December 15, 2011

How many of these blogs have begun with the phrase, or even the thought: As hard as it may be to imagine today, back...

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Into the Woods with Keane & Pocahontas

Michael Mallory - December 8, 2011

One often hears animators described as actors with pencils. You also hear Walt Disney Feature Animation legend Glen Keane described as “the Laurence Olivier...

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Big Innovation from Little Packages

Michael Mallory - December 1, 2011

A few weeks ago, I wrote about a chat I had with Brendan Fraser regarding the fine art of acting on a set opposite...

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Don’t Judge a Judge by his Characters!

Michael Mallory - November 22, 2011

Recently I bumped into an old acquaintance who happened to mention that he had been a good friend of Bob Clampett during the legendary...

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Ralph Bakshi and the Canadian Caper, Part 3 of 3

Michael Mallory - November 17, 2011

The story so far: In the late 1960s Ralph Bakshi is sent by American producer Steve Krantz to Al Guest Productions in Toronto to...

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Ralph Bakshi and the Canadian Caper, Part 2

Michael Mallory - November 10, 2011

Our story so far: Ralph Bakshi is asked by producer Steve Krantz to take over production of a troubled series, Rocket Robin Hood, which...

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Ralph Bakshi and the Canadian Caper, Part 1

Michael Mallory - November 3, 2011

For most people, working in animation is a job. If you’re anywhere around Ralph Bakshi, however, it’s probably an adventure. Bakshi, of course, is the producer/director...

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