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	"A Century of Stop-Motion Animation: From Melies To Aardman" [2008] by Ray Harryhausen & Tony Dalton Watson-Guptill 11½x9¾ hardcover [11/2008] for $31.50
	"The Colored Cartoon: Black Representation In American Animated Short Films, 1907-1954" [2008] by Christopher P. Lehman Univ MA Press 9x6¼ hardcover [2/2008] for $23.96 Magic Lantern's Afro-American Film Festival Page
	"Animation Now!" [orig 1982, anniv 2007] from Anima Mundi, edited by Julius Wiedemann Taschen 8¾x7 hardcover book & color DVD [7/2007] for $10.19 The DVD includes "A Dog's Cartoon"; "Anijam" by Marv Newland; "Death + The Mother" by Ruth Lingford; "Dia de los Muertos" by Vinton Studio; "Feet of Song" by Erica Russell; "Interro- gating Ernie"; "Local Dive" by Sarah Watt; "The Man With The Beautiful Eyes" by Jonathan Hodgson; "Mt. Head" by Koji Yamamura; and "Yo Yo"
	"Drawing The Line: The Untold Story of The Animation Unions From Bosko To Bart Simpson" [2006] by Tom Sito Univ Press of KY 9½x6¼ hardcover [10/2006] for $24.32
	"Cartoon Modern: Style and Design In 1950s Animation" [2006] by Amid Amidi Chronicle Books 11x8½ hardcover [8/2006] for $26.40 author is co-founder of 'Cartoon Brew' blog [est. 3/2004]
	"Who's Who In Animated Cartoons: An International Guide To Film & Television's Award-Winning & Legendary Animators" [2006] by Jeff Lenburg Applause Books pb [6/2006] for $17.95
	"Tunes For 'Toons: Music and the Hollywood Cartoon" [2005] by Daniel Goldmark Univ CA Press 8¼x5½ pb [4/2007] for $15.25 Univ CA Press 9x6 hardcover [10/2005] for $32.00
	"Living Life Inside The Lines: Tales From The Golden Age of Animation" [2005] by Martha Sigall, Foreword by Jerry Beck the author worked in all aspects of animation production from 1936 to 1989, at Warner & M.G.M. & other West Coast animation studios Univ Press of MS 8½x6½ pb [3/2005] for $20.00 Univ Press of MS 8½x6¾ hardcover [3/2005] for $50.00
	"The Animation Business Handbook" [2004] by Karen Raugust St. Martin's Press 9½x6 hardcover [8/2004] for $26.40
	"Prime Time Animation: Television Animation & American Culture" [2003] Edited by Carole A. Stabile & Mark Harrison Routledge 9x6 pb [4/2003] for $32.53 Routledge 9½x6¼ hardcover [4/2003] for $120.00
	"The Cartoon Music Book" [2002] Edited by Daniel Goldmark & Yuval Taylor, Foreword by Leonard Maltin Chicago Review Press 9x6¼ pb [11/2002] for $17.95 featured cartoonists & composers include Irwin Chusid, Alf Clausen ("The Simpsons"), Will Friedwald, Chuck Jones, John Kricfalusi, Mark Mothersbaugh ("Rugrats"), Carl Stalling, Neil Strauss, Chris Ware & John Zorn
	"Animation and America" [2002] by Paul Wells Rutgers Univ Press 8½x5¾ pb [9/2002] for $22.95 Edinburgh Univ Press 8½x5 pb [7/2002] for $44.95 Rutgers Univ Press 8x5¼ library hardcover [9/2002] for $58.00
	"Animation: The Whole Story" [2002] by Howard Beckerman Allworth Press Revised Edition 9½x6¾ pb [9/2003] for $22.45 Amereon hardcover [2/2002] out of print/used author's official booksite
	"Masters of Animation" [2001] by John Grant Watson-Guptill 11x8½ pb [11/2001] out of print/used
	"The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide To Japanese Animation Since 1917" [2001] by Jonathan Clements & Helen McCarthy Stone Bridge Press 9x7 pb [rev 11/2006] for $20.67 Stone Bridge Press 9x7 pb [9/2001] for $18.96
	"Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation In Its Golden Age" [1999] by Michael Barrier Oxford Univ Press 9¼x6 pb [9/2003] for $21.80 Oxford Univ Press hardcover [4/99] out of print/used Michael Barrier's animation & comic art blog [est.2003]
	"Understanding Animation" [1998] by Paul Wells Routledge 2nd Edition pb [3/2009] for $33.95   Routledge 9x6 pb [6/98] for $34.15 Routledge 9¼x6¼ hardcover [6/98] for $130.00
	"Serious Business: The Art & Commerce of Animation In America From Betty Boop To Toy Story" [1997] by Stefan Kanfer, Foreword by Chuck Jones Da Capo Press 9¼x6¼ pb [5/2000] for $17.50 Diane Publng 9x6¼ pb [11/97] for $16.00 Scribner 9¾x6½ hardcover [4/97] out of print/used
	"Cartoons: One Hundred Years of Cinema Animation" [1995] by Giannalberto Bendazzi Indiana Univ Press 9½x8 pb [9/96] for $49.95 Faber & Faber hardcover [9/99] out of print/used John Libbey hardcover [2/95] out of print/used
	"The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected By 1,000 Animation Professionals" (with over 300 illustrations) [1994] by Jerry Beck Turner Publng 11¼x9¼ hardcover [10/94] out of print/used Worldf Publns 11¼x9 hardcover [3/99] out of print/used
	"Cartoon Movie Posters" [1994] by Bruce Hershenson self-publd 11x9¼ pb [1/94] for $20.00 more books about posters on the Magic Lantern Movie Posters Page
	"7 Minutes: The Life and Death of The American Animated Cartoon" [1993] by Norman M. Klein Verso 9¾x7 pb [2/96] for $22.45 Verso 9¾x7¾ hardcover [11/93] out of print/used
	"Animating Culture: Hollywood Cartoons From The Sound Era" [1993] by Eric Loren Smoodin Rutgers Univ Press 6x9 pb [6/93] for $20.65 Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [6/93] for $59.00
	"The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons" [orig 1991] by Jeff Lenburg Checkmark Books 3rd Edition 11x8½ pb [10/2008] for $18.96   Checkmark Books 3rd Edition 11x8½ hardcover [10/2008] for $85.00
	"Enchanted Drawings: The History of Animation" [1989] by Charles Solomon Random House 12¼x11 'revised & updated' bargain hardcover [10/94] out of print/used Knopf hardcover [1989] out of print/used
	"Doing Their Bit: Wartime American Animated Short Films, 1939–1945" [1987] by Michael S. Shull & David E. Wilt McFarland & Co. 9x6 pb [4/2004] for $38.50 McFarland & Co. 9½x6½ hardcover [10/87] out of print/used
	"Before Mickey: The Animated Film, 1898-1928" [1982] by Donald Crafton, Introduction by Otto Messmer Univ Chicago Press 8½x5½ pb [12/93] for $25.03 M.I.T. Press hardcover [1/82] out of print/used
	"Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons" [1980] by Leonard Maltin Plume 9¼x7½ pb [12/87] for $19.80 McGraw-Hill hardcover [4/80] out of print/used

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Professional Voice Actors

Joe Alaskey: credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Bob Bergen: credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Mel Blanc 'The Man of 1000 Voices' [1908-89]: credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Daws Butler [1916-88]: credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Pinto Colvig [1892-1967]: credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Jim Cummings: credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Bill Farmer: credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

June Foray [b. 1917]: credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Paul Frees [1920-1986]: credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Jimmy Hodson: credits at IMDb • official website

Kenneth Mars: credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

radio legend Gary Owens: credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Janet Waldo: credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

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Voice 123: The Voiceover Marketplace
'Voice Actor' entry at Wikipedia
Voice Over Resource Guide
Everything V.O. (Dave & Dave, Inc.) in North Hollywood, CA

	"Magic Behind The Voices: A Who's Who of Cartoon Voice Actors" [2004] by Tim Lawson & Alisa Persons Univ Press of MS 9x6 pb [12/2004] for $22.80 Univ Press of MS hardcover [12/2004] for $60.00 looks at 'character actors' both classic & modern: husband and wife team Wayne Allwine & Russi Taylor (Mickey & Minnie Mouse), Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson), Dan Castellaneta (The Simpsons), Paul Frees, Mike Judge (King of The Hill), John Kricfalusi (Ren & Stimpy), and many others
	"Daws Butler, Characters Actor" [2004] by Ben Ohmart & Joe Bevilacqua, Foreword by Nancy Cartwright BearManor Media 9x6 pb [11/2004] for $24.95
	"Welcome, Foolish Mortals: The Life & Voices of Paul Frees" [2004] by Ben Ohmart, Foreword by June Foray BearManor Media 9x6 pb [3/2004] for $29.95
	"That's Not All Folks!: My Life In The Golden Age of Cartoons & Radio" [1988] by Mel Blanc & Philip Bashe Warner Books pb [11/89] out of print/used Warner Books hardcover [8/88] out of print/many used "That's All Folks!" [2007] 'collection of great recordings' by Mel Blanc Remember import audio CD [4/2007] 29 tracks for $11.98

Tex Avery  [1908-80]
credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Toonopedia's Tex Avery page

	"Tex Avery: A Unique Legacy, 1942-1955" [2006] by Floriane Place-verghnes John Libbey & Co. 9x6 pb [6/2006] for $19.75
	"Tex Avery: Artist, Animator & Director From The Golden Age of Animated Cartoons" [1996] by John Canemaker Turner Publng hardcover [10/96] out of print/used
	"Tex Avery: King of Cartoons" [1985] by Joe Adamson DaCapo Press 11x8 pb [8/85] out of print/used
	"Tex Avery's Screwball Classics" Vol 1: Warner color VHS [9/88] for $14.99 Vol 2: Warner color VHS [10/91] for $12.99 Vol 3: Warner color VHS [10/91] for $12.99 Vol 4: Warner color VHS [3/92] for $12.99
	"Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection" [2007] includes 24 cartoon shorts (1943-58), documentary film "Droopy and Friends: A Laugh Back", other extras Warner color DVD [5/2007] 2 disks for $19.99

impressionist animator   Frιdιric Back  [b. 1924] of Canada credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Ralph Bakshi
browse Ralph Bakshi on DVD • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

"Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi" [2008] by Jon M. Gibson & Chris McDonnell, Foreword by Quentin Tarantino 11x9½ hardcover [4/2008] for $26.40

Don Bluth
browse Don Bluth on DVD • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Stephen Bosustow  [1911-81] producer of Gerald McBoing-Boing + Mr. Magoo credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

received 10 Oscar nominations [1950-1958]; won in 1951, 1955 & 1957

official Mr. Magoo rights management webpage
official Gerald McBoing-Boing rights management webpage

Bruno Bozzetto of Italy
browse Bruno Bozzetto on DVD • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Art Clokey [b. 1921]

first Gumby short 'Gumbasia' in May 1955, the tv shows from 1957; credits at IMDb

Sally Cruikshank
credits at IMDb

German animator Hans  Fischerkoesen  [1896-1973]
credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Friz Freleng  [1905-95] browse Friz Freleng on DVD • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Warner Bros. Jubilee 'Salute To Friz Freleng' color VHS [3/90] out of prodn/used

Matt Groening
browse Matt Groening on DVD • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

"The Simpsons"
series credits at IMDb • series DVDs • official website

Ray Harryhausen [b. 1920] more details (profile, books, DVDs, posters, links) on Magic Lantern's Ray Harryhausen Page

	"The Art of Ray Harryhausen" [2006] by Ray Harryhausen & Tony Dalton, Foreword by Peter Jackson Watson-Guptill 11x9½ pb [12/2008] for $19.77   Billboard Books 11½x10 hardcover [4/2006] for $36.50
	"Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life" [2004] by Ray Harryhausen & Tony Dalton, Foreward by Ray Bradbury Billboard Books 11½x10 hardcover [4/2004] for $33.00

John Hubley  [1914-77] credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

received 7 Oscar nominations [1960-1978]; won in 1960, 1963 & 1967

served with U.S.A.A.F. First Motion Picture Unit during World War II
Digital Media FX article
the blacklist page

Faith Hubley  [1924-2001]
credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

P.B.S. special "Independent Spirits: The Faith & John Hubley Story"

"The Hubley Collection" by John & Faith Hubley Vol. 1: Image Ent. DVD [10/99] for $22.99 Vol. 2: Image Ent. DVD [10/99] out of prodn/used Vol. 3: Image Ent. [10/99] out of prodn/used

Ub Iwerks  [1901-71]
credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

"The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story" [1999] Documentary directed by grandaughter Leslie Iwerks available on DVD as part of "WD Treasures: Oswald The Rabbit" set Disney Home Video VHS [9/2001] out of prod/used full credits from IMDb companion book "The Hand Behind the Mouse: An Intimate Biography of Ub Iwerks" [2001] by Leslie Iwerks & John D. Kenworthy Hyperion 9½x6½ hardcover [5/2001] for $17.47

"The Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection" [1999] 58 cartoons on the two disks Vol 1: Image Ent DVD [7/99] for $9.99 Vol 2: Image Ent DVD [7/99] for $9.99

Chuck Jones  [1912-2002] browse Chuck Jones on DVD • videos/DVDs • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

official Chuck Jones website
Toonopedia's Chuck Jones page
Chuck Jones {animation} Galleries in Santa Fe, NM and Orange & San Diego, CA

	"Tom and Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection, 1963-67" [2009]   Warner Home Video widescreen color DVD [DUE June 2009] 2 disks for $24.49 contains 34 remastered Tom and Jerry cartoon shorts from 1963 to 1967, plus two new document- aries (neither yet on IMDb): "Tom and Jerry ... and Chuck" [] and "Chuck Jones: Memories of A Childhood" []
	"Chuck Jones: Extremes & In-Betweens - A Life In Animation" [P.B.S./W.N.E.T. documentary 2000] Directed by Margaret Selby Warner color DVD [10/2002] for $14.23 Warner color VHS [11/2000] out of prodn/used credits at IMDb
	"Chuck Amuck: The Life & Times of An Animated Cartoonist" [1994] by Chuck Jones Farrar Straus & Giroux 10x8 pb [12/99] for $17.50 FS&G hardcover [94] out of print/used
	"Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection: A Salute to Chuck Jones" [1960] Warner color VHS [4/2002] out of prodn/used

Satoshi  Kon  of Japan
credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Walter Lantz  [1899-1994] credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

received 10 Oscar nominations [1934-1956]; won Honorary Oscar in 1979

Toonopedia's Walter Lantz page

"The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection" [2007] Produced by Walter Lantz, voice of Woody by Mel Blanc Universal color DVD box set [7/2007] 3 disks for $33.99 includes 75 original theatrical cartoons, plus documentary extras

Mori  Masaki  of Japan
credits at IMDb • Wikipedia {empty}

	"Barefoot Gen" aka 'Hadashi no gen' [1983] Directed by Mori Masaki; written & produced by Keiji Nakazawa The tale of a child surviving the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945; the manga books are important anti-war works, and the film is a landmark in animι art. Image Ent. bilingual color DVD [4/99] out of stock/used Orion Home Video color VHS [7/95] out of stock/used full credits from IMDb • film entry at Wikipedia
	"Barefoot Gen 2" aka 'Hadashi no gen 2' [1986] Co-directed by Toshio Hirata & Akio Sakai; written by Keiji Nakazawa video not available; full credits from IMDb
	"Barefoot Gen" aka 'Hadashi no gen' [1973] classic manga novels by Keiji Nakazawa first serialized in 1972-73 in the 'Shukan Shonen Jampu' comic weekly books entry at Wikipedia Volume 1: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima Last Gasp 8¼x6 pb [10/2004] for $14.95 Volume 2: The Day After Last Gasp 8¼x6 pb [10/2004] for $14.95 Volume 3: Life After The Bomb Last Gasp pb [5/2005] for $10.17 Last Gasp 8¼x6 pb [9/2000] for $10.17 Volume 4: Out of The Ashes Last Gasp pb [5/2005] for $10.17

Winsor McCay  [1871-1934]
browse books • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

	"Winsor McCay: The Master Edition" [2004] Image Ent b&w DVD [6/2004] for $26.99 earlier "Winsor McCay: Animation Legend" [1999] Sling Shot b&w DVD [1/99] out of prodn/used
	"Winsor Mccay: His Life and Art" [1990] by John Canemaker, Foreword by Maurice Sendak Harry N. Abrams 12x0¼ hardcover [11/2005] for $34.20 Abbeville Press hardcover [3/90] out of print/used

Norman McLaren  of Canada [1914-87] credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Natl. Film Board of Canada homage to McLaren

"Norman McLaren: The Masters Edition" [2006] from the Natl. Film Board of Canada Homevision DVD [10/2006] 7 disks for $89.99 includes 58 remastered films & 15 original thematic documentaries

Otto Messmer  [1892-1983]
browse books • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

http://www.ottomessmer.com/
http://www.felixthecat.com/index.htm

	"Felix: The Twisted Tale of the World's Most Famous Cat" [1991] by John Canemaker Da Capo Press 90x8¼ pb [8/96] out of print/used Pantheon 9¼x8 hardcover [4/91] out of print/used
	"Felix The Cat Collection, 1919-1930" [1993] E-Realbiz.Com b&w DVD [1/99] out of prodn/used
	"The Twisted Tales of Felix The Cat" TV series [1995] DVD contains 11 cartoon shorts or episodes; total run time 90 minutes B.M.G. Special product color/b&w DVD [6/2000] for $9.98 partial series credits at IMDb
	"Nine Lives To Live: A Classic Felix Celebration" [1997] by Otto Messmer, edited by David Gerstein Fantagraphics Books 12¼x9½ hardcover [7/97] for $28.11
	"Felix The Cat: The Complete 1958-1959 Series" [2007] Joe Oriolo produced 260 new Felix cartoons for television, aimed at children, that were syndicated from 1958 to 1960? by King Features. Classic Media DVD [10/2007] 31 episodes on 2 disks for $20.95 partial series credits at IMDb

Hayao Miyazaki more details (profile, books, DVDs, posters, links) on Magic Lantern's Hayao Miyazaki Page

Myron  'Grim'  Natwick  [1890-1990]
creator of Betty Boop at Fleischer Studios
credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Katsuhiro Τtomo  of Japan
credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

thumbnail biography at Ninth Art

	"Akira" animated feature [1988] Co-written & directed by Katsuhiro Τtomo "arguably the finest example of Japanese anime ever made, a visual stunner" — Devin D. O'Leary, Albuquerque [NM] Alibi Geneon remastered DVD [1/2004] for $17.98 Geneon widescreen w/DTS [12/2002] for $22.48 Pioneer special edition widescreen DVD [7/2001] 2 disks for $31.98 Pioneer limited edition tin widescreen DVD [7/2001] out of stock/used Pioneer color VHS [7/2001] out of stock/used Demon Records UK soundtrack CD [10/95] for $34.99 full credits from IMDb official movie site [Japanese alphabet] • Blue Blade fansite
	"Akira" series of manga books [1982] by Katsuhiro Τtomo Vol 1: Dark Horse 10x7 pb [12/2000] for $16.47 Vol 1: Dark Horse/B&N hardcover [8/2004] out of print/used Vol 2: Dark Horse 10x7 pb [3/2001] for $16.47 Vol 3: Dark Horse 10x7 pb [6/2001] for $16.97 Vol 4: Dark Horse 10x7 pb [9/2001] for $18.45 Vol 5: Dark Horse 10x7 pb [12/2001] for $18.45 Vol 6: Dark Horse 10x7 pb [3/2002] for $19.77
	Spanish YA editions from Ediciones B Vol 1: hardcover [12/93] for $8.74 Vol 2: hardcover [12/93] for $8.74 Vol 3: pb [12/93] for $20.19 Vol 4: hardcover [12/93] for $8.74 Vol 5: hardcover [12/93] for $8.74 Vol 6: hardcover [3/94] for $8.74 Vol 7: hardcover [3/94] for $8.74 Vol 8: hardcover [3/94] for $8.74 Vol 9: hardcover [3/94] for $8.74 Vol 10: hardcover [3/94] for $8.74 Vol 11: hardcover [3/94] for $8.74

George  Pαl  [1908-80] credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

official Puppetoon website
'Tubby the Tuba' official website
George Pal Collection at U.C.L.A. Film & TV Archive
minor George Pal fansite

"The Puppetoon Movie" [June 1987] Compiled by Arnold Leibovit; artistry of George Pal & Kurt Hanson, including "Tubby The Tuba" [1947] Image Ent. color DVD [11/2000] for $9.99 Uni Distribution color VHS [undated] out of prodn/used credits at IMDb

Aleksandr  Petrov credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

received 4 Oscar nominations [1990-2008]; won in 2000

producer Fred  C.  Quimby  [1883-1965]
credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Dr. Seuss  nee Theodor Seuss Geisel [1904-91] Dr. Seuss Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

animator  Isao Takahata
credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

animator  Iwao Takamoto  [1925-2007]
credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

animator & director  Frank Tashlin  [1913-72]
browse Frank Tashlin on DVD • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Paul  Terry  [1887-1971]
Paul Terry drew newspaper comic strips from 1904 to 1914, then produced over 1300 cartoon films from 1915 to 1955. The Terrytoons stable of characters & series included "Aesop's Fables", "Farmer Al Falfa", "Mighty Mouse", "Heckle & Jeckle", and many more. He sold the company to C.B.S. in the 60s.
credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

"Farmer Alfalfa: Classic Cartoons, 1922-1932" [2008] Alpha Home Ent. b&w DVD [4/2008] for $7.98 twelve silent and sound black-and-white cartoons Farmer Al Falfa entry at Wikipedia

'Claymation' animator  Will  Vinton credits at IMDb • official website • Wikipedia

FreeWill Entertainment company website
Laika Entertainment company website

"Festival of Claymation" 53-minute compilation of short films [1987]
not available on DVD; credits from IMDb

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