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Tag Archives: Disney Studios
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 Anniversary Disney Union and Occupy Movement
Just about a week ago, we had 2 labor milestones: The one-year anniverary of the Occupy Movement (starting in Wall Street, New York) and the completion of the 70th full year of Disney’s company union (on Sept 21). Ok, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in 1941: The Disney Strike, Animation, California, Disney, FDR, Film, Labor, miscellaneous, OWS, politics
Tagged 1940s, 1941: The Disney Strike, Animation, Art Babbitt, Disney Studios, Gunther Lessing, Hollywood, Les Clark, Marge Champion, Walt Disney
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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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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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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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1940: Babbitt and Fergie
The year is 1940. Disney’s is experiencing the Golden Age of animation. But just how valuable is Art Babbitt to Walt Disney? Remember, this was before the “Nine Old Men” became defined as Disney’s top animators. So we’ll look at … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Disney, Genealogy
Tagged Animation, Art Babbitt, Disney Studios, Fantasia, Goofy, Marge Champion, Norm Ferguson, Pinocchio, Snow White
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Frank Thomas honors Art Babbitt
Frank Thomas joined the Disney Studio a couple years after Art Babbitt did, and climbed the ranks to be among the top dozen-or-so animators in 1941 (Art Babbitt was among the top four). However, while Art Babbitt led the strike, … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Disney
Tagged camera, Disney Studios, Frank Thomas, Herb Lamb, Strike
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