Oskar Fischinger
Filed under: people, 1930s, 1940s, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Animator, Filmmaker, Painter
"Oskar Fischinger was a German-American painter, filmmaker and abstract animator. He invented several tools and techniques for special effects. While personally producing a vast amount of abstract fine art and film, he also collaborated with pioneer f..."
Oswald – All Wet
Filed under: animation, 1920s, Oswald, Silent, U.S.A., Universal Studios, 1927
Producer(s): Charles Mintz George Winkler
Release Date: 31/10/1927
"Oswald has a hotdog stand that is plagued by mice. He closes the stand to pursue Fanny romantically. After Fanny rejects Oswald's advances, he bribes a lifeguard to let him take over in order that Oswald can impress Fanny. After Fanny notices Oswald ..."
Otto Messmer
Filed under: people, 1910s, 1920s, Early Sound, Felix the Cat, Noveltoons, Pat Sullivan Cartoons, Silent, U.S.A.
"Messmer was a legendary American cartoonist and animator, who was best know as the creator of Felix the Cat, who is considered the first major cartoon star."
Out of the Inkwell Films/Fleischer Studios
Filed under: studio, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, Betty Boop, Betty Boop series, Color, Early Sound, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Koko the Clown, Musical, Paramount Pictures, Popeye, Rotoscope, Silent, Superman, Technicolor, U.S.A., 1921
"Out of the Inkwell Films, renamed Fleischer Studios in 1929, was founded by brothers- Dave and Max Fleischer, in 1921. The Fleischers' studio was one of the most influential and successful animation studios in the silent era as well as in the Golden ..."
Out Of The Inkwell: Max Fleischer and The Animation Revolution
Filed under: resource, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Book
Author: Richard Fleischer
"The book is Max Fleischer's biography showing both his triumphs and disappointments. The topics covered in the book include Fleischer's invention of the rotoscope, running the company, and business matters, especially Max's disastrous 1938 decision..."
Paramount Cartoon Studios/Famous Studios
Filed under: studio, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Al Eugster, Animation Series, Baby Huey, Betty Boop, Carl Meyer, Cartoon Characters, Casper the Ghost, Color, Dave Fleischer, David Tendlar, Felix the Cat, Herman and Katnip, Howard Post, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Isadore Sparber, Jack Mercer, Koko the Clown, Little Audrey, Little Lulu, Max Fleischer, Noveltoons, Paramount Pictures, Popeye, Ralph Bakshi, Sam Buchwald, Seymour Kneitel, Shamus Culhane, Superman, Technicolor, Tom Johnson, U.S.A.
"Famous Studios, renamed Paramount Cartoon Studios in 1956, was the animation division of Paramount Pictures. The studio was formed in 1942 after Paramount took over Fleischer Studios in 1941, when the Fleischer brothers were not able to repay their..."
Pat Sullivan
Filed under: people, 1910s, 1920s, Felix the Cat, Pat Sullivan Cartoons, Silent, U.K., U.S.A., Animator, Producer
"Pat Sullivan was born in 1885 as Patrick Peter O’Sullivan in a working-class suburb of Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Pat is best known for producing the Felix the Cat cartoons. There has been controversy surrounding who crea..."
Patrick Anthony (Pat) Powers
Filed under: people, 1920s, 1930s, Early Sound, Iwerks Studio, Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphonies, Technicolor, U.S.A., Ub Iwerks, Universal Studios, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Businessman, President, Producer, Studio Head
"Pat Powers was an influential American businessman who was involved with the film and animation developments inAmericaduring the first part of the twentieth century. His most important development being the work of Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, who he b..."
Paul Fennell
Filed under: people, Columbia Pictures, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Leon Schlesinger Studios, United Productions of America (UPA), Walt Disney
"Paul Fennell was a storyboard artist who got his start as an animator at Disney Studios in 1933, contributing as an uncredited animator to shorts such as Mickey's Mellerdrammer (1933), Mi..."
Paul Julian
Filed under: people, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Looney Tunes, Sylvester Jr., Warner Bros., Artist, Background Artist
"Paul Julian was an American background and layout artist, art director and production designer whose work is best known in Warner Bros. classic Looney Tunes cartoons. He worked primar..."
Paul Terry
Filed under: people, Paul Terry, Terrytoons Animated Shorts, Van Beuren Corporation, Animator, Producer, Studio Head
"Terry began his career as a reporter, photographer and cartoonist for San Francisco based San Francisco Bulletin, and San Francisco Call-Examiner, as well as New York based New York Press, and many others. During this time, Terry became interested in..."
Payut Ngaokrachang
Filed under: people, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Commercials, Propaganda, Toei Animation Studio, Animator, Educator, Studio Head
"Payut Ngaokrachang was a Thai animation pioneer and creator of Thailand’s first animated feature film. He is known as “Thailand’s Walt Disney.”"
Peetrikese unenägu/Little Peeter’s Dream
Filed under: animation, Color, Estonia, Nukufilm, Stop Motion, Talinnfilm, 1958
Release Date: 1958
Pete Alvarado
Filed under: people, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, U.S.A., Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Animator, Background Artist, Comic Book Pencilist, Comic Strip Artist, Layout Artist
"Pete Alvarado was born in 1920 and was raised in Glendale, California. He attended Chouinard Art Institute. Soon after graduating from art school he was hired at Disney as an animation assistant and first worked on Snow White and Dumbo. He worked mos..."
Pigs is Pigs
Filed under: animation, 1930s, Color, Early Sound, Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, U.S.A., Warner Bros., 1937
Producer(s): Leon Schlesinger
Release Date: 30/01/1937
"This 1937 Merrie Melodies short stereotypes pigs as gluttonous, insatiable beings whose mortal sins have explosive consequences. Piggy has a hunger that cannot be fulfilled, and much to the chagrin of his mother all he does throughout the day is fant..."
Pinto Colvig
Filed under: people, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Animator, Voice Actor
"Vance DeBar “Pinto” Colvig was born in Jacksonville, Oregon, Colvig is probably best known as the voice of Disney's Goofy and the original Bozo the Clown, a part he played for a full decade beginning in 1946.[1] He also provided the voice for Pra..."
Popeye the Sailor
Filed under: animation, 1930s, Early Sound, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Popeye, U.S.A., 1933
Producer(s): Max Fleischer
Release Date: 14/07/1933
"This Popeye The Sailor cartoon features Betty Boop, as well as a live action intro featuring Popeye on the cover of a real newspaper. In this cartoon short Olive and Popeye go to the fun fare, and play games in attempt to win prizes, only to be usu..."
Popeye the Sailor: Seasin’s Greetinks!
Filed under: animation, 1930s, Dave Fleischer, Early Sound, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Max Fleischer, Musical, Popeye, U.S.A., 1933
Producer(s): Max Fleischer
Release Date: 17/12/1933
"Popeye and Olive Oyl go for a skate on a chilly winter day. Bluto tries to spoil their fun, but of course he's no match for Popeye and his spinach. "
Professor Balthazar – Izumitelj cipela/The Inventor of Shoes
Filed under: animation, 1960s, Color, Professor Balthazar, Technicolor, Yugoslavia (Croatia), Zagreb Film, 1967
Producer(s): B. Šicar
Release Date: 15/05/1967
"The episode begins by the narrator juggling back and forth on which of two stories he should tell: that of a long camel, or a creature named "Double Bertie," before abandoning both to tell a third: the story of an eccentric inventor named Professor B..."
Puddle Pranks
Filed under: animation, 1930s, Celebrity Productions, U.S.A., 1930
Producer(s): Ub Iwerks Pat Powers
Release Date: 1930
"Flip and his sweetheart ride a cricket drawn wagon only to be pursued by a relentless stork."
Rakvickarna/Punch and Judy
Filed under: animation, Czech Republic, Krátký Film, Stop Motion, 1966
Producer(s): Erna Kmínková Jirí Vanek
Release Date: 1966
""Two puppets, Punch and Joey, do battle to the death over the custody of a live guinea pig.""
Raymond “Ray” Patterson
Filed under: people, Barney Bear, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Tom and Jerry, U.S.A., Animator, Cartoonist, Producer
"Ray Patterson was an Emmy nominated animator, cartoon director, producer, most noted for his work in the 40's during the “golden age” of animation on the legendary Tom and Jerry cartoon series, as well as animating with
Richard “Dick” Lundy
Filed under: people, Barney Bear, Bill Hanna, Donald Duck, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Joe Barbera, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphonies, U.S.A., Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Woody Woodpecker
"Dick Lundy was an animator and director, associated with several studios, including Disney, MGM and
Robert “Bob” McKimson
Filed under: people, Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, Speedy Gonzales, Sylvester Jr., Tasmanian Devil, U.S.A., Warner Bros., Animator
"Bob McKimson was one of the most-underrated and overlooked animators who worked at Warner Bros. during the golden age of animation. He directed many Academy Award-nominated shorts as a part of Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies series, creating cha..."
Robert Fred “Freddie” Moore
Filed under: people, 1930s, 1940s, Looney Tunes, Mickey Mouse, U.S.A., Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Walter Lantz, Walter Lantz Productions, Woody Woodpecker, Animator, Artist, Character Designer
"Freddie Moore was a highly influential animator with Walt Disney Productions in a crucial era of its development during the 30s, up until the production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937) and the establishment of the core group of animators k..."
Roland Crandall
Filed under: people, Betty Boop series, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, U.S.A., Animator
"Roland Crandall - nicknamed "Doc" - was one of the most important animators to work for the Fleischer Bros., working on the Ko-Ko the Clown series, Betty Boop, and Popeye, as well as their feature Gulliver's Travels. In 1923 he married Julia Hoffman..."
Romance of Transportation in Canada
Filed under: animation, 1950s, Canada, Color, National Film Board of Canada, 1952
Producer(s): Tom Daly
Release Date: 1952
""A light-hearted animated short about how Canada's vast distances and great obstacles were overcome by settlers. The story is told with a tongue-in-cheek seriousness and takes us from the intrepid trailblazers of long ago to the aircraft of today and..."
Rooty Toot Toot
Filed under: animation, 1950s, Jazz, John Hubley, Racial representation, United Productions of America (UPA), 1952
Producer(s): Stephen Bosustow John Hubley
Release Date: 24/06/1951
">This cartoon depicts with transfiguring lines and shapes a courtroom-style musical drama. Characters are called up to the stand, each telling their side of the story, flashing back to each scene punctuated by the musical script. The opening sequ..."
Roy O. Disney
Filed under: people, U.S.A., Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Businessman, President, Producer
"Roy O. Disney was an American businessman and co-founder of Walt Disney Studios with his younger brother
Rudy Ising
Filed under: people, Bosko, Early Sound, Looney Tunes, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, U.S.A., Walt Disney, Warner Bros., Animator
"Ising began his animation career first working for Walt Disney, and was the lifelong business partner of Hugh Harman, producing Oscar-win..."
Rusalochka/The Little Mermaid
Filed under: animation, 1960s, Color, Russia, Soyuzmultfilm, 1968
Producer(s): Fyodor Ivanov
Release Date: 1968
Sadie Friedlander Bodin
Filed under: people, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Color, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, U.S.A., Van Beuren Corporation, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Background Artist, Colorist, Inker, Union Activist
"Sadie Bodin was an extremely influential animator, being the first to picket an animation studio during the fight for animation workers' rights in the 1930s. Bodin was also one of the few women animators to move up into managerial positions, becoming..."
Sammy Timberg
Filed under: people, 1930s, 1940s, Betty Boop series, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Music, Superman, U.S.A., Composer
"Sammy Timberg was the musical director for Fleischer Studios and one of the most important composers of music in the history of American cartoons. Although Timberg had a long career that began in vaudeville in the 1910s, Timberg is best known for th..."
Scott Bradley
Filed under: people, 1930s, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Tom and Jerry, U.S.A., Walt Disney Studios, Composer
"Scott Bradley was a film composer who wrote acclaimed music for many memorable cartoons during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. He is best known for his work at MGM, scoring the..."
Seymour Kneitel
Filed under: people, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Baby Huey, Betty Boop, Betty Boop series, Bray Productions, Casper the Ghost, Color, Dave Fleischer, Herman and Katnip, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Isadore Sparber, Koko the Clown, Max Fleischer, Noveltoons, Paramount Pictures, Popeye, Sam Buchwald, Seymour Kneitel, Superman, U.S.A., Animation Supervisor, Animator, Director, Executive Producer, Studio Head
"Seymour Kneitel was an early American animator, most well known for his work with Fleischer Studios. After the studio closed, he headed its successor, Famous Studios."
Shaman
Filed under: animation, 2010s, Canada, National Film Board of Canada, Painted Animation, 2017
Producer(s): Kat Baulu
Release Date: 2017
"An Inuk shaman turns a terrifying polar bear into stone."
Shiver Me Timbers!
Filed under: animation, 1930s, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Max Fleischer, Popeye, 1934
Producer(s): Fleischer Studios
Release Date: 27/07/1934
"Popeye, Olive, and Wimpy stumble across a ghost ship. They climb aboard, and it proceeds to scare them in various ways."
Sinkin’ In The Bathtub
Filed under: animation, 1930s, Early Sound, Leon Schlesinger Studios, Looney Tunes, U.S.A., Warner Bros., 1930
Producer(s): Leon Schlesinger
Release Date: 19/04/1930
"Both racist and a blatant ripoff of Mickey Mouse, this is the first Looney Tunes cartoon. It follows Bosko bathing and then having an adventure on a tiny anthropomorphic train, during this he courts Honey. "
Snow Child (雪孩子)
Filed under: animation, 1980s, Anime, China, Painted Animation, Shanghai Animation Film Studio, Technicolor, 1980
Release Date: 1980
"A rabbit mother piled up a snow child as companion to her bunny before going out. The snow child and the bunny became friends, skiing and dancing on icy lake. Later, when the house was accidentally on fire, the snow child rescued the sleepy bunny out..."
Snow White
Filed under: animation, 1930s, Anime, Betty Boop, Betty Boop series, Dave Fleischer, Early Sound, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Max Fleischer, Musical, U.S.A., 1933
Producer(s): Max Fleischer
Release Date: 31/03/1933
"A slim musical adaptation of Snow White's tale. Despite the queen's order to behead Betty (Snow White), the two guards, Bimbo and Koko, rescued Betty and entered a cave where Koko's renowned dancing rotoscoped from Cab Calloway. The evil queen pursue..."
Soul (2020)-Jazz Performance Scene
Filed under: animation, 2020s, 3D Animation, Jazz, Pixar Animation Studios, U.S.A., 2020
Producer(s): Dana Murray
Release Date: 11/10/2020 (BFI Fest), 25/12/2020 (Disney+)
"Soul is a story about Joes, a middle-school band teacher, who finds the true meaning of life after encountering journey in another realm. The clip above shows Joe finally fulfilling his dream of playing jazz by performing with Dorothea, the saxphonist. "
Space Ghost: “The Heat Thing”
Filed under: animation, 1960s, Animation Series, Bill Hanna, Color, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Joe Barbera, Space Ghost, U.S.A., 1966
Producer(s): Joseph Barbera William Hanna
Release Date: 10/09/1966
"Space Ghost imagines intergalactic adventures through the superhero Space Ghost and his sidekicks Jace and Jan, and their pet monkey Blip, who assist in keeping outer space free from trouble. Space Ghost was pivotal in the rising popularity of superh..."
Special Delivery
Filed under: animation, 1970s, Canada, Color, National Film Board of Canada, 1978
Producer(s): Derek Lamb
Release Date: 1978
"Ralph Phelps ignores his wife's orders to clean the snow off their porch and goes for a walk instead. His day spirals into anarchy when he returns to find the mailman on his front yard, his neck broken from slipping and falling down the stairs."
Spring Hits a Snag
Filed under: animation, Bill Hanna, Color, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Joe Barbera, U.S.A., 1961
Producer(s): Joseph Barbera and William Hanna
Release Date: 1961
""Snagglepuss rescues Lila, a lovely young miss in distress, who he then envisions as a suitable Mrs. Snagglepuss. This was actually Lila's plan all along and in no time at all, she is ensconced in Snag's domain. But all is not sweetness and light. Th..."
Steamboat Willie
Filed under: animation, Early Sound, Mickey Mouse, U.S.A., Walt Disney Studios, 1928
Producer(s): Walt Disney Roy O. Disney
Release Date: 29/07/1928
"The first Mickey Mouse cartoon with synchronized sound. Disney agonized over the synchronization of sound to the animation in Steamboat Willie. The cartoon also introduces a prototypical Minnie mouse. Mickey's pretty much a jerk within the narrative ..."
Sterling Holloway
Filed under: people, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, U.S.A., Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Winnie the Pooh, Actor, Voice Actor
"Born in Cedartown, Georgia to a grocer, Sterling Holloway's acting career began in his teens, when he enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, where his classmates included Spencer Tracy and Pat O'Brien. After graduation, h..."
Storyboard Studios/Hubley Studios
Filed under: studio, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Commercials, HUAC, John Hubley, Research Subjects, Sesame Street, U.S.A., United Productions of America (UPA), 1953
"After John Hubley was blacklisted by HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee) for not testifying before the committee, he had to leave his position at United Productions of America (UPA) in 1952 and as a result founded his own independent animat..."
Swing Shift Cinderella
Filed under: animation, 1940s, Jazz, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Musical, U.S.A., World War 2 ( WW2 ), 1945
Producer(s): William Hanna Fred Quimby
Release Date: 25/08/1945
"Bored with chasing Red Riding Hood, the Wolf decides to go after Cinderella, but her fairy godmother takes a shine to him instead - and has an arsenal of magical powers to help achieve her ends."
Swooner Crooner
Filed under: animation, 1940s, Jazz, Merrie Melodies, Porky Pig, U.S.A., Warner Bros., 1944
Producer(s): Leon Schlesinger
Release Date: 06/05/1944
"Porky Pig's egg farm faces production problems when a crooning rooster distracts the hens from their jobs."
Taiji Yabushita
Filed under: people, 1960s, Japan, Toei Animation Studio, Director, Educator
"Taiji Serushita graduated from Tokyo School of Fine Arts and studied photography. He is a pioneer of Japanese animation. After graduation, he joined the filming department of Matsuktake Co. Ltd. in 1925. Later, he worked in the film production equipm..."
The Band Concert
Filed under: animation, 1930s, All Music, Color, Donald Duck, Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Musical, Technicolor, U.S.A., Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, 1935
Producer(s): Walt Disney
Release Date: 23/02/1935
"Mickey and his friends Peter Pig, Paddy Pig, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, and Goofy try to put on an outdoor concert. As they attempt to play the William Tell Overture they face many problems, chief among them Donald Duck and a pesky bee. "
The Bandmaster
Filed under: animation, 1930s, Oswald, U.S.A., Universal Studios, 1931
Producer(s): Walter Lantz
Release Date: 18/05/1931
"Oswald conducts, and then a slew of seemingly random events ensue. Although at moments narrative causality matters, for the most part spectacle drives the cartoon (for example, when objects seemingly magically transform)."
The Banyan Deer
Filed under: animation, 1950s, Color, Films Division, India, 1957
Producer(s): Claire Weeks Ezra-Mir
Release Date: 1957
The Cartoon Factory
Filed under: animation, 1920s, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, U.S.A., 1924
Producer(s): Max Fleischer Alfred Weiss
Release Date: 21/02/1924
""KoKo the Clown and a live-action Max Fleischer. Max has invented a new, electric, drawing device. He uses this to finish the drawing and then, with a somewhat maniacal grin on his face, he turns the device on poor, hapless KoKo.""
The Children and the Bear
Filed under: animation, 1950s, Color, Propaganda, Toei Animation Studio, 1959
Producer(s): Payut Ngaokrachang United States Information Agency Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)
Release Date: 1959
"An anti-communist allegory about a bear (meant to represent Russia) that escapes from his keeper. The bear encounters a group of children, consuming several of them. The remaining children (representing Southeast Asian countries) join together and sc..."
The Cobweb Hotel
Filed under: animation, Color, Dave Fleischer, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Max Fleischer, U.S.A., 1936
Producer(s): Max Fleischer
Release Date: 15/05/1936
"A spider runs a hotel for flies where he keeps his guests captive. A pair of fly newlyweds arrive and check in. Fortunately, the husband is "flyweight champion" and the spider winds up in a bottle of library paste. "
The Fleischer Story
Filed under: resource, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Book
Author: Leslie Cabarga
"This is a biography of Max Fleischer."
The Flintstones: Cave Scout Jamboree
Filed under: animation, 1960s, Bill Hanna, Color, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Joe Barbera, U.S.A., 1966
Producer(s): William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Release Date: 01/04/1966
"After flooding the quarry where he works, Fred is laid off work for a few days. He convinces Wilma and Betty to accompany he and Barney on a camping trip, promising them a peaceful getaway. However, when they learn that their campground is the site o..."
The Friendly Ghost-Casper playing with friends
Filed under: animation, 1940s, Anime, Casper the Ghost, Color, Early Sound, Famous Studios, Joe Oriolo, Painted Animation, Paramount Pictures, U.S.A., 1945
Producer(s): Sam Buchwald
Release Date: 16/11/1945
The Great Bluegrass Mountain Race
Filed under: animation, 1970s, Color, Farmhouse Films, U.S.A., 1977
Producer(s): Fred Calvert
Release Date: 12/11/1977
"This is the tenth episode of the short-lived series, I Am the Greatest!: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali, Damon, and Nicky help their friend, a train engineer named Jimmy, win a race against two dishonest truckers."