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Tag Archives: Jack Kinney
Dennis the Union Menace
I recently got a hold of the autobiography of Hank Ketcham, creator of the comic strip Dennis the Menace, aptly called The Merchant of Dennis. The book is filled with photos and illustrations on every page, and reminds me a … Continue reading
The Goldfish Story
Perhaps the most well-documented Art Babbitt story is that of the goldfish. In Talking Animals and Other People (pp. 146-7), Disney animator Shamus Culhane wrote: In the mid-thirties, nobody in his right mind drank Los Angeles tap water. It was … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Disney
Tagged Hyperion, Jack Kinney, Practical Jokes, shamus culhane
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The Disney Training Program of the 1930s
Assembled here are some quotations from primary sources about the training program that was in place at Disney’s in the early 1930s. (Art Babbitt was part of Sharpsteen’s trainee unit from mid-1932 to early 1933.) “…There were two of us … Continue reading
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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The Snow White Wrap Party – part 1
On the weekend of June 4, 1938, Walt rewarded his hard-working staff with a 2-day party at the Lake Narconian resort hotel near Palm Springs. It was a thank-you to the overworked artists (their families were invited, too), who had … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days
Tagged 1930s, Animation, Art Babbitt, Disney Studios, Hal Adelquist, Hyperion, Jack Kinney, Marge Champion, Narconian, Snow White, Walt Disney, Willie Pyle
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