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Tag Archives: Art Babbitt
Babbitt’s Footage of the 1938 Oscars
Happy Oscar season, everyone! The 10th Academy Awards was a unique event for the Disney Studios: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs received a nomination for best score, and The Old Mill won for best animated short. It was March 10th, 1938 … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Animation, Disney, Film, Hollywood, Photography, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Tagged 1930s, Academy Awards, Art Babbitt, Ceci lB. Demille, Frank Capra, Home Movies, Hymie Fink, Jack Warner, Leo McCarey, Louis B. Mayer, Luella Parsons, Luise Rainer, Mack Sennett, Marge Champion, Oscars, Shirley Temple, W. C. Fields, Walt Disney
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“Canadian Capers” draft
“Canadian Capers” was produced by Terrytoons and released on August 23, 1931. Uniquely, this was assigned to only four animators: Frank Moser, Jerry Shields, Bill Tytla and Art Babbitt. (UPDATE: Scroll Below for scene-by-scene mosaic) Frank Moser was the man … Continue reading
Posted in 1929-1932: Terrytoons, Animation, New York
Tagged 1930s, Art Babbitt, Bill Tytla, cartoons, Farmer Alfalfa, Frank Moser, Jerry Shields, Paul Terry, workdrafts
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The Third Disney Task
By early August, 1932, Babbitt had successfully proven himself among the ranks of the novice animation talent. Ben Sharpsteen was probably impressed with Babbitt’s Pluto work on the previous assignment, so he gave him a few more Pluto scenes in … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Animation, California, Disney, Film, Hollywood, Mickey Mouse, Nine Old Men
Tagged Archie Robin, Art Babbitt, Ben Sharpsteen, cartoon, cartoons, Charlie Byrne, Chuck Couch, Ed Love, Frank Tipper, Fred Spencer, Freddy Moore, Frenchy de Tremauden, George Drake, Gerry Geronomi, Hardie Gramatky, Harry Reeves, Johnny Cannon, Les Clark, Louie Schmidtt, Marvin Woodward, Norm Ferguson, Roy Williams, Tom Palmer, Wilfred Jackson
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1936 Lecture part 3: Animation is Study
Art Babbitt’s lecture to the Disney Staff on September 23, 1936 continues here. Don’t miss parts One and Two. In this section, Babbitt speaks some motivating words about being sensitive and critical to the world all around.
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Animation, California, Disney, Hollywood, Mickey Mouse, miscellaneous
Tagged 1930s, Acting, Art Babbitt, Disney, Disney Studios, Laurel and Hardy, lecture, Mickey's Polo Team, Pluto, Silly Symphonies, Silly Symphony, The China Shop, The Mad Doctor
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Aldous Huxley on New Years Day
To give you an idea of the scope of Babbitt’s celebrity while working at the Disney Studios, at age 34 he was invited to Aldous Huxley’s home for New Years. A quote from Babbitt’s journal on Jan 1, 1942: Rang … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, 1941: The Disney Strike, Alice in Wonderland, Animation, California, Disney, Dumbo, Fantasia, Photography
Tagged Aldous Huxley, Art Babbitt, Brave New World, Dick Heumer, Disney, Disney Studios, Ends and Means, Joe Grant, Maria Huxley, Matthew Huxley, Walt Disney
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Art’s Group photo labeling
Years after the Disney group photo (with ice cream) was taken, Babbitt identified and labeled each of the artists in the pic. His labeling is below. He worked with the animation team as well as the writing team, sitting … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Animation, Disney, Mickey Mouse, miscellaneous, Nine Old Men, Photography
Tagged Albert Hurter, Art Babbitt, Bery Lewis, Bill Cotrell, Burt Gillette, Dick Lundy, Disney Studios, Frank Churchill, Freddy Moore, Gerry Geronomi, Gille De Tremadain, Ham Luske, Harry Reeves, Hugh Hennesy, Johnny Cannon, Leigh Harline, Les Clark, Pinto Colvig, Tead Sears, Walt Disney, Webb Smith, Wilfred Jackson
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Disney Studio with Ice Cream
I love this photo. This was taken at the dawn of the Disney Golden Age. Walt’s brother and business partner Roy had secured licensing deals, and with extra money from Mickey Mouse ice cream, wristwatches, cereal, etc., Walt had the … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Animation, California, Disney, Mickey Mouse, Nine Old Men, Photography, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Tagged 1930s, Art Babbitt, Ben Sharpsteen, Disney, Disney Studios, Frank Churchill, Freddy Moore, Ham Luske, Les Clark, Pinto Colvig, Roy O. Disney, Walt Disney, Wilfred Jackson
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Merry Christmas from Bill and Art
What luck that Art Babbitt saved this terrific Christmas card that he and Bill Tytla devised. The two were living together in a sprawling bachelor pad on Tuxedo Terrace. They were also working together as top animators at the Walt … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, California, Cards, Disney, Film, Illustration, Photography
Tagged 1930s, Advertisements, Art Babbitt, Bill Tytla, Christmas, Disney Studios, Hollywood, lampoon
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Happy Birthday, Walt
“There was always the search for excellence; even though [Walt] didn’t quite know what it was, he knew whatever they were doing could be done better. And he surrounded himself with the best. […] Animation would never have reached the … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days
Tagged Art Babbitt, Britsih FIlm Board, Walt Disney
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