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Tag Archives: Pinto Colvig
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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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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“Mickey’s Amateurs”
This Goofy scene from Mickey’s Amateurs (1937) was animated by Art with live reference (a technique he developed), and it happens to be one of my favorite bits of animation ever. I remember seeing it as a little kid back … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Animation, Disney, music
Tagged 1930s, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Mickey's Amatuers, One-Man-Band, Pinto Colvig, Snow White
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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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