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Author Archives: Art Babbitt
Friends with the Jewish Mafia
In 1975, John Canemaker asked Art Babbitt what made him want to draw in the first place. When I was in the second grade in public school [circa 1915], there was a kid who sat across the aisle from me. … Continue reading
The Many Dates of Art Babbitt
I know I haven’t written an entry in a few days – I’m actually working on the actual book proposal! I’ve been reading, researching and writing (would Art Babbitt say, “righting”?) the story of Disney’s most influential Golden Age animator. … Continue reading
Organized Labor vs Steamboat Willie
Sure, Art Babbitt and Walt Disney fought on opposite sides of the union during the Disney Strike, … but Walt Disney had a run-in with union unrest before Mickey Mouse ever premiered in his first film, Steamboat Willie! In late … Continue reading
Posted in 1924-1929: Illustrator in NYC, Animation, Disney, Film, Illustration, Labor, New York, Skeleton Dance
Tagged Art Babbitt, Carl Edouarde, Charles Mintz, Colony Theater, Disney, Disney Studios, New York, Pat Powers, Paul Terry, Roy O. Disney, Soundtrack, Steamboat Willie, Strand Theater, Synchronization, Terrytoons, Theater Orchestra, Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney
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More Babbitt Walk Cycles
In 1948, Art Babbitt was in Paris working with Lou Bunin on his stop-motion Alice in Wonderland film. Babbitt’s walk cycles were used as pre-production reference for the animators. Four of them have been previously published and I’ve already scanned … Continue reading
Posted in 1946-1970s: Later Years, Alice in Wonderland, Animation, Film, Illustration
Tagged Art Babbitt, Lou Bunin, rough animation, walk cycles
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Disney Artists with Guns
Art Babbitt always had a 16mm camera with him – a real movie bug. He brought his camera with him the day he, Bill Tytla and Les Clark went clay shooting. Golden-age Disney artists having fun in the sun! Circa 1937.
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, California, Disney, FDR
Tagged 2nd Amendment, Art Babbitt, Bill Tytla, Clay Shooting, Guns, Les Clark
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Les Clark, of Disney’s Supreme Court
In honor of the recent landmark healthcare decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court, I’m going to talk about one of my favorite past members of the Supreme Court. Disney animator Les Clark. I use “Supreme Court” loosely, but by … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Disney, FDR, Film, Labor, Nine Old Men, politics, Skeleton Dance, Supreme Court
Tagged Animation, Art Babbitt, conservative, Constitution, Country Cousin, Disney, Disney Studios, FDR, Great Depression, John Roberts, Les Clark, liberal, New Deal, Roosevelt, Skeleton Dance, Walt Disney
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Occupy Disney
People protesting, all day, every day, demanding fair wages from the one percent, for they were the ninety-nine percent. Singing songs and carrying signs. Dressing in costume. Marching and chanting. Camping on the neighboring grass. A tent city in a … Continue reading
Posted in 1941: The Disney Strike, Disney, Labor, miscellaneous, OWS
Tagged Animation, Art Babbitt, Disney, film, Hollywood, labor, Occupy, Strike, union, Walt Disney
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Geppetto First Pass: Disney’s Pinocchio
Only when I first heard about the “first pass” stage from a contemporary Disney animator did the whole animation process begin to gel for me. It takes a certain amount of trial and error to get from a storyboard drawing … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Disney
Tagged Acting, Animation, Art, Art Babbitt, Disney, Disney Studios, Drawings, Hollywood, Pinocchio, Storyboard, Walt Disney
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Marge Champion, Disney and Art Babbitt
On Monday I had the honor of meeting the lovely Marge Champion in her Manhattan apartment. Marge Belcher was born on September 2nd, 1919. When she was 13 years old, she tried out as for the part of a reference … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Dance, Disney, Photography
Tagged 1930s, Animation, cartoon, cartoons, choreographer, choreography, dance, dancer, Disney, Disney Studios, divorce, Ernest Belcher, film, glamour shot, Hardie Gramatky, headshot, Hollywood, Jack Kinney, John Hubley, Les Clark, Marge Champion, model, old photographs, old photos, photography, pierre gagnine, Pinto Colvig, Roy Williams, sculpture, Snow White, Walt Disney, Ward Kimball
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Chess Board by Disney Artists in 1940
I was about to write, “It’s not often that I get blown away by a piece of Disney history,” … but that’s not true. The best part of studying Disney history is the peek you often get into the lives … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Disney, Games
Tagged Albert Hurter, Art Babbitt, Berk Anthony, Bill Herwig, Bill Martin, Bill McKee, Bill Wallett, Bob Majors, Campbell Grant, Dick Huemer, Dick Kelsey, Disney Studios, Dunn Roman, Ernie Nordli, Fantasia, Fini Rudiger, Freddy Moore, Gustave Tenngren, Jack Miller, Jim Bodrero, John Walbridge, Kay Nielsen, Martin Provensen, Milt Kahl, Phil Dyke, Pinocchio, Shirley Soderstrom, Snow White, Sola Franco, T. Hee, Tony Rivera, Ward Kimball
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