Tag: Terrytoons
Renowned Animator, Historian and Educator Howard Beckerman Dies at 93
The animation community is mourning the passing of much-loved New York-based animator, cartoonist, historian and teacher (Parsons School of Design and School of Visual...
Animation Time Machine: Mission Date – March 1924
The Animation Time Machine has just returned from its latest mission to the year 1924, gathering snippets of animation news from exactly 100 years...
ASIFA Animation Educators Forum Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame Inductees
The Animation Educators Forum (AEF), a non-profit association of teachers and scholars whose focus is the art of animated film, announce the inaugural group...
Terrytoons, ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ Animator Vinnie Bell Dies Age 89
Vincent "Vinnie" Bell, an animator whose 50-year career spanned everything from golden age Terrytoons shorts, to '80s kid favorites The Berenstain Bears to 21st...
Animation Block Party Sets Alumni Showcase Lineup
Animation Block Party (www.animationblock.com) has announced the official short film program for its outdoor alumni screening at Rooftop Films on Friday, June 21. The...
Paramount Taps ‘Meg’ Scribes for ‘Mighty Mouse’ Movie
Jon & Erich Hoeber, who most recently brought a monstrous marine beast to the screen by co-scripting Meg, will be working with a very...
Animation Block Party Unveils 2016 Program
The 13th annual Animation Block Party is returning to Brooklyn July 28-31, and organizers have revealed the full programming lineup for this year’s celebration...
Bakshi Talks ‘Last Days of Coney Island’
This story originally appeared in the December 2015 issue of Animation Magazine.
Ralph Bakshi has long been one of the true rebels of animation, having...
‘Fritz’ Animator, Director Taylor Dies
Animator Robert Taylor – best known as the animator on Ralph Bakshi's original Fritz the Cat feature and director and animator of its sequel...
Joe Barbera’s Snow Job
As regular readers of this blog know, whenever I'm at a loss for a story idea, I turn back to the book of Joe...
Books We Love – Issue #234
The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design
By Tod Polson
Fans of classic animation gems such as Dumbo, How the Grinch Stole...
Animation Block Party Spotlight: Doug Crane
Animation Block Party (www.animationblock.com) is the premier animation festival of the East Coast. In this interview series, the founder of ABP, Casey Safron will...
Gene Deitch Sees Red!
Even some fans of UPA, who have rushed out to buy the new, long-awaited DVD collection of their classic theatrical cartoons, might not know...
Veteran Animator Jim Hiltz Dies at 85
The Animation Guild Blog reports that veteran animator, director and teacher Jim Hiltz has passed away at the age of 85. Best known for...
Ralph Bakshi and the Canadian Caper, Part 3 of 3
The story so far: In the late 1960s Ralph Bakshi is sent by American producer Steve Krantz to Al Guest Productions in Toronto to...
Ralph Bakshi and the Canadian Caper, Part 1
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...
Disney Wins By a Head
The name Arthur Davis may not be familiar to the casual toonhead, but not many artists had as long and productive a career in...
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