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Author Archives: Art Babbitt
Saving Mr. Banks
I just saw Saving Mr. Banks, a dramatic re-enactment of author P. L. Travers and Walt Disney’s head-to-head on the making of 1964’s Mary Poppins. I loved it. Probably due to the Sherman brothers. As a Disney historian, there were … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, California, miscellaneous
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Disney Fires Babbitt How Many Times?
A question was posed to me recently: How many times did Walt fire Babbitt? In his later years, Art Babbitt was fond of saying things like “Disney tried to fire me five different times” for his union activity at the … Continue reading
Happy 106th Birthday, Art Babbitt
In honor of Art Babbitt’s birthday, I’m sharing an interesting bit of European memorabilia. Ten years ago this year, Babbitt was honored with an exhibit of his work in Austria’s Gallerie Maringer. … Does anyone care to translate?
Wicked Queen Gif
Here’s a brief Snow White GIF of some Babbitt animation. This is Sequence 7A, shot 20A, as the Queen says, “Now begin thy magic spell.” As these thirteen images play on a loop, imagine Babbitt flipping the graphite drawings in his … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Animation, Disney, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Tagged Wicked Queen
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Babbitt Sues Over $1.29
If you picked up the New York Times Magazine this past Sunday, you might have glanced at this week’s moral lodestone in “The Ethicist” column. It contextually condemns particular principles that a Mr. Art Babbitt held dear. The printed query … Continue reading
“Persistence of Vision”
Kevin Schreck’s unauthorized documentary on the making of The Thief and the Cobbler called Persistence of Vision has been running the festival circuit and is making quite a stir. It’s a cynical dirge about what failed to be the greatest … Continue reading
Posted in 1946-1970s: Later Years
Tagged John Culhane, Richard Williams, The Thief and the Cobbler
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Feature Films and Screen Credits
Last fall and winter, I had the pleasure of helping out the storyboard department on the feature film Epic for Blue Sky Studios. I was only on the project for a few months, but it was the first mainstream feature … Continue reading
Posted in 1941: The Disney Strike, Animation, Disney, Labor, Pinocchio
Tagged Blue Sky, Epic, labor
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The Philadelphia Teachers’ Strike
Why I’m interested in labor issues: Both my parents were arrested. Read about it in my newly published article for the Philadelphia Daily News. http://www.philly.com/philly/business/labor_and_unions/20130606_Looking_back__The__73_teachers__strike.html
Disney on Unfair List
On this date in Disney history, the Walt Disney Studios was spotlighted for the U.S. government’s list of companies with Unfair Labor Practices (ULP). As the Daily Worker trumpets, “Los Angeles Labor Council Places Products of Disney Firm on Unfair … Continue reading
Posted in 1941: The Disney Strike, Disney, Illustration, Labor, Mickey Mouse
Tagged Handbill, labor
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Marge Champion receives Lifetime Achievement Award Tonight!
Disney fans might recognize Marge Champion, ex-wife and muse of Art Babbitt, as any one of these three characters: But to the dancing public, she’s a legend for her actual on-screen appearances. And this very night, she is receiving a … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Dance, Film, miscellaneous
Tagged Marge Champion
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