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Tag Archives: Thomas Edison
Film History: Edison, Griffith, and Babbitt – part 2
The tall concrete building at 2826 Decatur Ave in the Bronx was owned by Edison Studios up through 1929. Animation director Paul Terry and top animator Frank Moser were fired from the Van Beuren animation studio [1] – perhaps because … Continue reading
Posted in 1929-1932: Terrytoons, Hollywood, New York
Tagged D. W. Griffith, Frank Moser, Hal Skelly, Paul Terry, Thomas Edison, Zita Johann
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Film History: Edison, Griffith, and Babbitt – part 1
In 1930, while employed as an animator at Terrytoons in the Bronx, Art Babbitt watched legendary filmmaker D. W. Griffith make a little girl cry on a movie set … …But this all begins with Thomas Edison. The oblong, drab … Continue reading
Posted in 1929-1932: Terrytoons, Film
Tagged Bronx, D. W. Griffith, film history, Frankenstein, Paul Terry, silent films, Thomas Edison
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