Ferdinand Horvath
Filed under: people, Aesop's Fables, Color, Columbia Pictures, Early Sound, George Pal, Krazy Kat, Mickey Mouse, Painted Animation, Paul Terry, Puppetoons, Silly Symphonies, Technicolor, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Animation Designer, Animator, Background Artist, Character Designer, Illustrator, Layout Artist, Storyboard Artist
"Ferdinand Horvath was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1891. Horvath was an animator and illustrator at various major animation studios such as Fable Studios, Inc., Walt Disney, and Screen Gems (Columbia Pictures) Horvath died of a stroke on Novem..."
Joesph “Joe” De Nat
Filed under: people, black-and-white ink, Columbia Pictures, Joe De Nat, Music, Musical, U.S.A., Composer
"Joe De Nat was an American musician and composer known for his work on a number of synchronized-sound cartoon series, including Krazy Kat and A Color in Rhapsody. He is also known for his collaborative work with producer and studio head Charles Mintz..."
Midnight Frolics
Filed under: animation, 1930s, Columbia Pictures, Technicolor, U.S.A., Ub Iwerks, 1938
Producer(s): Charles Mintz
Release Date: 24/11/1938
""A mouse and a cuckoo bird, skeptical about the existence of ghosts, are startled by a midnight visit from a sextet of spirits, all men who once wooed a Florador show-girl.""
Mother Hen’s Holiday
Filed under: animation, 1930s, A Color in Rhapsody, Columbia Pictures, Joe De Nat, Short Collection, Technicolor, U.S.A., 1937
Producer(s): Charles Mintz
Release Date: 1937
"Mother Hen’s Holiday is a short musical animation from Columbia Pictures’ A Color in Rhapsody series. It follows an overworked mother hen whose rowdy children try to make her a gift to show their affection on Mother’s Day."
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..."