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Tag Archives: Les Clark
Babbitt’s Disney Friends
Disney artists need time to unwind while making milestones like Snow White and Pinocchio. Here are some brief clips of some of Babbitt’s friends from the Disney studio having fun during the late 1930s. For those of you keeping track, … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days
Tagged Bill Tytla, Ferdinand Horvath, Hardie Gramatky, Jack Cutting, Les Clark, Pinto Colvig
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1931 Disney Staff Caricatures & Profiles – pt 1
Half by accident, half by definite purpose, I stumbled upon an auction of Disney memorabilia and in it was included a page of a magazine called Motion Picture Daily. It had caricatures of Disney staffers from the early ’30s. After … Continue reading
Country Cousin Draft Mosaic
One of Babbitt’s greatest animated sequences is of drunken Abner, the Country Mouse, in Disney’s Oscar-winning short, “The Country Cousin” (1936). This mosaic of the animator draft not only includes the names of the artist for each scene, but also … Continue reading
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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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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Extra! Les Clark Sends Greetings
Merry Christmas, from Disney legend Les Clark!
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Cards, Disney, Nine Old Men
Tagged Christmas, Les Clark
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Babbitt Birthday Brunch
Happy birthday Art Babbitt, you ol’ so-an’-so! You’ve lied about your age before, but I’m afraid there’s no arguing that today you’re 105 years old. In around 1940 you and your lovely wife Marge hosted a brunch at your … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Film, Nine Old Men, Photography
Tagged 1940s, Art Babbitt, Bill McCorkle, Elly Horvath, Hollywood, Les Clark, Los Angeles, Marge Champion
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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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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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