Film Cartoons: A Guide to 20th Century American Animated Features and ShortsMcFarland & Company, 1998 - 261 pages This work covers ninety years of animation from James Stuart Blacktons 1906 short Humorous Phases of Funny Faces, in which astonished viewers saw a hand draw faces that moved and changed, to Anastasia, Don Bluths 1997 feature-length challenge to the Walt Disney animation empire. Readers will come across such characters as the Animaniacs, Woody Woodpecker, Will Vintons inventive Claymation figures (including Mark Twain as well as the California Raisins), and the Beatles trying to save the happy kingdom of Pepperland from the Blue Meanies in Yellow Submarine (1968). Part One covers 180 animated feature films. Part Two identifies feature films that have animation sequences and provides details thereof. Part Three covers over 1,500 animated shorts. All entries offer basic data, credits, brief synopsis, production information, and notes where available. An appendix covers the major animation studios. |
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Preface | 1 |
Features with Animated Sequences | 81 |
Animation Studios | 227 |
Copyright | |
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Academy Award Adventures Andy animated feature appeared April Arthur Q August Bear Betty Boop Bill Bob Clampett Bryan Elmer Bugs Bunny Burt Gillett cartoon Charles Chuck Jones Clyde Geronimi Credits Daffy Duck Dave Fleischer David debut December director Disney Mickey Disney's Donald Duck Droopy Elmer Fudd February Frank Friz Freleng Goofy Hare Jack Hannah Jack Kinney January Jerry Joseph Barbera July June Little live-action Looney Tune Magoo March Max Fleischer Merrie Melodie Michael Mickey Mouse mins Narrator Notes November October Oscar nominee Oscar winner Paramount/Famous Paul Peter Pluto Plympton Popeye the Sailor Porky Pig Produced Producer-Director Puppetoon Rabbit Ralph Bakshi Rated G Reitherman Released Richard Robert McKimson Screenplay September sequence short Silly Symphony singing starring story studio Sylvester Synopsis tale Terrytoons Tex Avery TV's Tweety Video Voice-Clarence Nash Donald Voices Voices-Mel Blanc Walt Disney Walter Lantz Warner Bros Wilfred Jackson William Hanna Woody Woodpecker