Tag Archives: Les Clark

Babbitt’s Disney Friends

Posted on March 21, 2014 by

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 →

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1931 Disney Staff Caricatures & Profiles – pt 1

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

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 →

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Country Cousin Draft Mosaic

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

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 →

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The Third Disney Task

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

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 →

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Art’s Group photo labeling

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

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 →

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Disney Studio with Ice Cream

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

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 →

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Extra! Les Clark Sends Greetings

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

Merry Christmas, from Disney legend Les Clark!

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