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general books & videos people cartoon studios Disney Warner Bros. Looney Tunes links & organizations how-to books magazines

animation category on Yahoo! Directory

Past Oscar® Winners: Best Animated Feature [2001 to present]
Past Oscar® Winners: Best Animated Short [1932 to present]

Animation genre at Internet Movie Database

Cartoonists Pages at Spirit of America Bookstore

animated movie category at AllPosters [dot] com

A.M.P.A.S. Teachers Guide pages on Animation

Animation  Links

Animation World Network & Magazine
AWN's Animation Industry Database
The Clay Animation How-To site
Brian Lemay's 'Animated Cartoon Factory'
Cartoon Character Hall of Fame
'Animation Artist' at DMNC
Skwigly Animation magazine {online} of U.K.
Anime News Network
Academy of Art University - School of Animation & Visual Effects of San Francisco, CA
The Laws of Anime 6.0
Cartoon Portal at PortalBrain
Toonhound website [U.K.]
ArtLinksList.com - arts directory

P.D.I./DreamWorks website
Toon Boom Animation Inc. - Emmy®-winning 2D animation software
Flatboy Productions - 3D animation & effects studio located in Pittsburgh, PA
The iota Center in Culver City/Palms, CA
Heresy Animation Studios [est. 2001] of Mesa, AZ

Animation Art Gallery in Beverly Hills & Culver City, CA
Original cartoon cells & other animation art at Animation Connection
Animation Art Gallery
Rainbo Animation Art - cels, artwork & collectibles in California
Animator website in Russia {some English, mostly Cyrillic}

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Animation  Organizations

The Animation Guild {aka Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Local 839}

Animation Dept. of U.S.A.A.F. First Motion Picture Unit during World War II

Big Apple [NY] Anime Festival [Aug 2003]

A.S.I.F.A. [est. 1957] + A.S.I.F.A.-Hollywood + Annie Awards [est. 1972]

General  Books  &  Videos

	"Secrets of Oscar-winning Animation: Behind The Scenes of 13 Classic Short Animations" [2007] by Olivier Cotte Focal Press 8¾x8¼ pb [5/2007] for $23.07 interviews with directors & collaborators who made 13 selected winners of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: "Neighbours" [1952] by Norman McLaren; "Frank Film" [1973] by Frank Mouris; "Le Chateau de Sable" [1977]; "The Fly" [1980] by Ferenc Rofusz of Hungary; "Anna & Bella" [1985]; "L'Homme qui Plantait des Arbres" [1987] by Frederic Back; "Balance" [1989]; "Manipulation" [1991]; "Mona Lisa Descending A Staircase" [1992]; "Quest" [1996]; "The Old Man and The Sea" [1999] by Alexandre Petrov of Russia; "Father and Daughter" [2000]; and "Harvie Krumpet" [2003]
	"The Animation Business Handbook" [2004] by Karen Raugust St. Martin's Press 9½x6 hardcover [8/2004] for $26.40
	"Masters of Animation" [2001] by John Grant Watson-Guptill 11x8½ pb [11/2001] for $29.95
	"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
	"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
	"Cartoon Movie Posters" [1994] by Bruce Hershenson self-publd 11x9¼ pb [1/94] for $20.00 more posters on the Magic Lantern Movie Posters Page
	"Animating Culture: Hollywood Cartoons From The Sound Era" [1993] by Eric Loren Smoodin Rutgers Univ Press 6x9 pb [6/93] for $22.95 Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [6/93] for $59.00
	"The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons" [1991] by Jeff Lenburg Checkmark Books pb [7/99] for $18.96 Facts on File hardcover [8/99] for $75.00
	"Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons" [1990] by Leonard Maltin Plume 9¼x7½ pb [5/90] for $28.00
	"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
	"Masters of Animation" [1986] Directed by John Halas Vol 1: USA and Canada Home Vision VHS [6/2000] out of prodn/used Vol 2: Great Britain, France & Italy Home Vision VHS [6/2000] for $18.95 Vol 3: USSR, Yugoslavia, Poland & Hungary Home Vision VHS [6/2000] for $18.95 Vol 4: Japan, Computer Animation Home Vision VHS [6/2000] out of prodn/used
	"Before Mickey: The Animated Film, 1898-1928" [1982] by Donald Crafton Univ Chicago Press 8½x5½ pb [12/93] for $25.03 M.I.T. Press hardcover [1/82] out of print/used

Classic  Animated  Films
&  Collections

animation genre at Internet Movie Database
animated movies on DVD at Amazon
animated movies on VHS at Amazon

"Academy Awards Animation Collection" [2008]   Warner Brothers Home Ent. color DVD set [2/2008] 3 disks for $37.99 15 Oscar-winners & 26 Oscar-nominated cartoons; Disk 1 features the 15 winners: "The Milky Way" [MGM 1940] directed by Rudolf Ising; "Tweetie Pie" [W.B. 1947] directed by Friz Freleng; "For Scent-Imental Reasons" [W.B. 1949] directed by Chuck Jones; "So Much For So Little [W.B. 1949] directed by Chuck Jones, won Oscar for Best Documentary Short; "Speedy Gonzales" [W.B. 1955] directed by Friz Freleng; "Birds Anonymous" [W.B. 1957] directed by Friz Freleng; "Knighty-Knight Bugs" [W.B. 1958] directed by Friz Freleng; The Dot and The Line" [M.G.M. 1965] directed by Chuck Jones; winning Tom & Jerry cartoons directed by Bill Hanna & Joseph Barbera: "Yankee Doodle Mouse" [M.G.M. 1943]; "Mouse Trouble" [M.G.M. 1944]; "Quiet Please" [M.G.M. 1945]; "The Cat Concerto" [M.G.M. 1946]; "The Little Orphan" [M.G.M. 1948]; "Two Mouseketeers" [M.G.M. 1951]; "Johann Mouse" [M.G.M. 1952]; also includes "Drawn For Glory: Animation's Triumph At The Oscarsฎ" 15 winners only [2008] Warner Brothers Home Ent. color DVD [2/2008] for $16.99

	"The Amazing 300 Classic Cartoon Collection" [2008]   Mill Creek Ent. DVD [1/2008] 6 disks for $21.99
	"A Scanner Darkly" [Warner July 2006] Wild rotoscope animated tale of a future where an undercover drug agent begins to lose his mind from the drugs that flood the society he is surveilling. Written & directed by Richard Linklater; based on the 1977 novel by Philip K. Dick [1941-82]; starring Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Winona Ryder & Woody Harrelson Warner widescreen color DVD [12/2006] for $19.99 full credits from IMDb official movie site {Flash only} 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $9.99
	"The Animation Show" [July 2003] compilation of "the world's best animated short films" co-produced by Don Hertzfeldt & Mike Judge Paramount color DVD box set [1/2007] 2 disks for $18.99 Vol 1: color DVD [5/2004] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb
	"Cartoon Classics: Early Animation" [2002] Vol. 4: In Color 1938-1953 U.S.A. color VHS [11/2002] for $32.95 Vol. 5: 1930-1937 U.S.A. b&w silent VHS [11/2002] for $32.95 Vol. 6: 1906-1926 U.S.A. & France b&w silent VHS [11/2002] for $33.95 Vol. 7: 1914-1926 U.S.A. & Germany b&w silent VHS [11/2002] for $32.95 Vol. 8: In Color 1946-1949 U.S.A. color VHS [11/2002] for $32.95 Vol. 11: 1900-1921 U.S.A. b&w silent VHS [11/2002] out of prodn/used Vol. 12: 1914-1932 U.S.A. b&w silent VHS [11/2002] for $32.95 Vol. 16: Bosko 1927-1937 U.S.A. b&w silent VHS [11/2002] out of prodn/used
	"The World's Greatest Animation" [1998] Image Ent. color DVD [10/98] out of prodn/used 16 works that were nominated for or won the Oscar for Best Animated Short: "Special Delivery" [1978]; "Every Child" [1979]; "The Fly" [1980]; "Crac!" [1981] by Back; "Tango" [1982]; nominee "The Great Cognito" [1982]; "Sundae In New York" [1983]; "Charade" [1984[; "Anna & Bella" [1985]; nominee "The Big Snit" [1985]; "A Greek Tragedy" [1986]; nominee "Your Face" [1987]; nominee "Technological Threat" [1988]; nominee "The Cat Came Back" [1988]; "Balance" [1989]; and "Creature Comforts" [1990]
	"Shakespeare: The Animated Tales" [BBC2-TV 1992-94] Twelve half-hour episodes, in many styles: "The Tempest", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "As You Like It", "Hamlet", "Julius Caesar", "Richard III", "Romeo & Juliet", "Othello", "Macbeth", "The Winter's Tale", "Taming of the Shrew" & "Twelfth Night" Ambrose color DVD [7/2004] 4 discs for $71.99 full credits from IMDb Magic Lantern's 'Shakespeare On Film' Festival
	"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 full credits at IMDb • official Puppetoon website
	"Allegro Non Troppo" [July 1977] Co-written & co-directed by Bruno Bozzetto & Maurizio Nichetti, co-written by Guido Manuli Public Media color DVD [2/2004] for $24.56 Home Vision color VHS [5/95] for $29.95 full credits from IMDb

People

Professional Voice Actors

Joe Alaskey: credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Bob Bergen: credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Mel Blanc [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

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

Tex  Avery  [1908-80]
explore videos/DVDs • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Toonopedia's Tex Avery page

	"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   Fr้d้ric  Back  [b. 1924] of Canada explore videos/DVDs • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Ralph  Bakshi
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Don  Bluth
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Stephen  Bosustow  [1911-81] producer of Gerald McBoing-Boing + Mr. Magoo explore videos/DVDs • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

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

Bruno  Bozzetto of Italy
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Sally  Cruikshank
IMDb listing

Friz  Freleng  [1905-95] explore videos/DVDs • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

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

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

Ray Harryhausen [b. 1920]
browse DVDs • browse videos • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

lifelong best friend of Ray Bradbury
MR's 'Tribute to Ray Harryhausen' fansite

	"Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life" [2004] by Ray Harryhausen & Tony Dalton Foreward by Ray Bradbury Billboard Books 11½x10 hardcover [4/2004] for $33.00
	"The Harryhausen Sci-Fi Collection" DVD version includes "It Came from Beneath the Sea" [1955], "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" [1956], "20 Million Miles to Earth" [1957], "Mysterious Island" [1961] & "H.G. Wells' First Men in the Moon" [1964] Sony color DVD [11/2004] for $42.99 VHS version includes "20 Million Miles to Earth" [1957], "Earth vs. The Flying Saucers" [1956], "The Three Worlds of Gulliver" [1960] & exclusive interview with Ray Columbia/Tristar color VHS [4/96] 3 tapes / out of stock/used
	"The Harryhausen Chronicles" [A.M.C. TV documentary Jan 1998] Produced & directed by critic Richard Schickel WEA color DVD [7/2002] for $17.96 WEA color VHS [7/2002] for $12.98 full credits from IMDb

John Hubley  [1914-77] explore videos/DVDs • IMDb listing • 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]
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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]
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	"The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story" [1999] Documentary directed by Leslie Iwerks Disney Home Video VHS [9/2001] for $19.99 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] videos/DVDs • explore 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

	"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
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Walter  Lantz  [1899-1994] explore videos/DVDs • IMDb listing • 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
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	"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 anim้ 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
	"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 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]
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"Winsor McCay: The Master Edition" [2004] Image Ent b&w DVD [6/2004] for $28.49 earlier "Winsor McCay: Animation Legend" [1999] Sling Shot b&w DVD [1/99] out of stock/used

Norman McLaren  of Canada [1914-87] explore videos/DVDs • IMDb listing • 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

Hayao  Miyazaki  minipage

Myron  'Grim'  Natwick  [1890-1990]
creator of Betty Boop
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Katsuhiro  ิtomo  of Japan
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thumbnail biography at Ninth Art

	"Akira" animated feature [1988] Co-written & directed by Katsuhiro ิtomo "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 ิtomo 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

Aleksandr  Petrov explore videos/DVDs • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

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

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

Isao  Takahata
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animator & director  Frank  Tashlin  [1913-72]
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Cartoon  Studios

Famous  Studios  [1942-59]

Famous Studios entry at Wikipedia

"Great Animation Studios: Famous Studios" [2001] Winstar color DVD [1/2001] for $17.98

Fleischer  Studios  [1921-1942]
Max Fleischer [1883-1972]: explore videos/DVDs • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia
Dave Fleischer [1894-1979]: credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Fleischer Studios entry at Wikipedia
Wikipedia pages for Betty Boop, Koko the Clown, Popeye the Sailor, and Superman cartoons
Betty Boop WebRing
the voice of Betty Boop: Mae Questel [1908-98]

	"The Fleischer Story" [1976] by Leslie Cabarga Da Capo Press 11x8½ pb [5/88] for $14.00 Crown hardcover [8/76] out of print/used
	"Great Animation Studios: Fleischer Studios" [2000] Winstar color DVD [5/2000] for $17.98
	"Betty Boop: Vintage Collection" [2007] A2ZCDS, Inc. b&w DVD [10/2007] 2 disks for $24.95 "Betty Boop: Collector's Edition" [2007] Echo Bridge Home Ent DVD [4/2007] 2 disks for $9.49
	"Betty Boop: The Ultimate Collection" Delta b&w DVD [12/2004] 2 disks - out of prodn/used "Betty Boop: The Definitive Collection" [1998] Republic Studios b&w VHS [9/98] 8 tapes/780 min. out of prodn/used
	"Felix The Cat Collection 1919-1930" [1993] E-Realbiz.Com b&w DVD [1/99] out of prodn/used
	"70 Years Of Popeye" [2000] Winstar DVD [4/2000] for $9.98
	"Complete Superman Cartoons" [2000] Image Ent color DVD [8/2000] for $26.99

Hanna-Barbera  Studios  [1966-98]: Wikipedia entry
William Hanna [1910-2001]: credits at IMDb
Joseph Barbera [1911-2006]: credits at IMDb
animator Iwao Takamoto  [1925-2007]: explore videos/DVDs • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Hanna-Barbera works on DVD & on VHS {used only}

WingnutToons fansite
Brasilian fansite
book by Michael Mallory [10/98]

Jim  Henson  &  The  Muppets  [est. 1963]
The Jim Henson Company [est. 1958] official website {requires Flash}
Wikipedia entries for The Muppets and for Jim Henson [1936-90] and for Frank Oz

"The Muppet Movie" [Henson/A.F.D. June 1979] A frog, a bear and a pig head for Hollywood, while trying to elude a greedy fast-food magnate. On their way to fame & fortune, the characters get an agent, meet with a studio bigwig (Welles), and confront other dangers. Created by Jim Henson & Frank Oz; Directed by James Frawley; starring Kermit The Frog, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo, Miss Piggy, Rowlf The Dog, Charles Durning, Steve Martin, Orson Welles, Carol Kane, Milton Berle, Mel Brooks, James Coburn & Dom DeLuise Disney color DVD [11/2005] for $13.99 Disney color VHS [3/93] out of prodn/many used full credits from IMDb 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $9.99 27"x40" poster from Amazon for $19.99

Pixar  Animation  Studios  [est. 1986]
Pixar official website
Pixar entry at Wikipedia

"Pixar Short Films Collection" [2007]   Volume 1 includes "A Short History" documentary short, Oscar-winners "Tin Toy" [1988], "Geri's Game" [1997], "For The Birds" [2000], plus "The Adventures of Andr้ and Wally B." [Lucasfilm 1984], "Luxo Jr." [1986], "Red's Dream" [1987], "Knick Knack" [1989], "Mike's New Car" [2002], "Boundin'" [2003], "Jack-Jack Attack" [2005], "One-Man Band" [2006], "Mater and The Ghostlight" [2006], and "Lifted" [2007] Disney color DVD [11/2007] for $19.99 Disney color Blu-ray [11/2007] for $23.95

U.P.A.  Studios  [1941-1970s]
Wikipedia entry

official website • Wikipedia

Jay  Ward  Productions,  Inc.
Jay Ward [1920-89]: credits at IMDb
[blacklistee] Bill Scott [1920-85]: F.M.P.U. Page • credits at IMDb

official company website

	"The Moose That Roared: The Story of Jay Ward, Bill Scott, A Flying Squirrel & A Talking Moose" [2000] by Keith Scott Griffin 9x6¼ pb [11/2001] for $11.87 St. Martin 9¼x6½ hardcover [6/2000] out of print/used
	"The Rocky and Bullwinkle Book" [1996] by Louis Chunovic Bantam hardcover [10/96] out of print/many used

"Crusader Rabbit" [1950-52]
series credits at IMDb

"Fractured Flickers" [1963]

all 26 half-hour episodes, hosted by Hans Conreid VCI Ent. b&w DVD [8/2004] 3 disks for $31.99 full credits from IMDb

"Rocky & His Friends" [1959-61 on ABC]
video/DVD not available; series credits at IMDb

"The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show"
[1961-64 on NBC; repeats 1964-73 on ABC]
series credits at IMDb • 'Frostbite Falls' fansite • browse 14+ videos

"Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends: The Complete First Season (1961)" Sony color DVD [8/2003] 4 disks for $22.49 "Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends: The Complete Second Season" [1962] Sony color DVD [8/2004] 4 disks for $21.99 "Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends: The Complete Third Season" [1963] Sony color DVD [9/2005] 4 disks for $31.99

Warner  Bros.  Animation  Studios

	"That's All Folks: The Art of Warner Bros. Animation" [1988] by Steve Schneider Owl Books 11¾x9 pb [9/90] out of print/used Henry Holt 12¼x9¼ hardcover [10/88] out of print/many used Barnes & Noble hardcover [1/99] out of print/used
	"Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide To The Warner Bros. Cartoons" [1989] by Jerry Beck & Will Friedwald Henry Holt 9x6 pb [5/89] out of print/used
	Looney Tunes Golden Collection [2000-2007] Volume 1 [2000] 50+ shorts plus extras Warner Bros. color DVD [10/2003] 4 disks for $46.99 Volume 2 [2004] 60+ shorts plus extras Warner Bros. color DVD [11/2004] 4 disks for $48.99 Volume 3 [2005] 60+ shorts plus extras Warner Bros. color DVD [10/2005] 4 disks for $44.99 Box Set Vols 1-3 {savings of $11.29} Warner Bros. color DVD [10/2005] 12 disks for $129.73 Volume 4 [2006] 60+ shorts plus extras Warner Bros. color DVD [11/2006] 4 disks for $45.99 Box Set Vols 1-4 {costs $34.03 more!!} Warner Bros. color DVD [11/2006] 16 disks for $220.99 Volume 5 [2007] 60+ shorts plus many extras   Warner Bros. color DVD [10/2007] 4 disks for $46.99
	Looney Tunes Spotlight/Premiere Collection [2003-2007] Volume 1 [2003] 28 shorts plus extras Warner color DVD [10/2003] 2 disks for $14.99 Volume 2 [2006] 30 shorts plus extras Warner color DVD [11/2004] 2 disks for $22.99 Volume 3 is not available by itself {5/2007} Volumes 1-3 [2005] Warner color DVD [10/2005] 6 disks for $66.99 Volume 4 [2006] 28 shorts plus extras Warner color DVD [11/2006] 2 disks for $19.49 Volumes 1-4 [2006] Warner color DVD box set [11/2006] 8 disks for $90.99 Volume 5 [2007] 30 shorts   Warner Bros. color DVD [10/2007] 2 disks for $19.99 Volumes 1-5 [2007]   Warner color DVD [10/2007] 10 disks for $113.99

Walt  Disney  &  The  Nine  Old  Men

Walt Disney  [1901-66] Page

received a record 64 Oscarฎ nominations [1932-1969],
and won 22 Academy Awards and 4 Honorary Oscarsฎ

Les Clark [1907-79]
Marc Davis [1913-2000]
Ollie Johnston
Milt Kahl [1909-87]
Ward Kimball [1914-2002]
Eric Larson [1905-88]
John Lounsbery [1911-76]
Wolfgang Reitherman [1909-85]
Frank Thomas [1912-2004]

Walt Disney Feature Animation fansite
Walt Disney Treasures DVD series
Walt Disney Pictures Section on Magic Lantern's Movie Studios Page

	"Disney War" [2005] by James B. Stewart S&S 8½x5½ pb [3/2006] for $10.40 S&S 9½x6½ hardcover [2/2005] for $18.87 Blackstone UNABR audio CD [3/2005] for $50.37
	"Designing Disney: Imagineering & The Art of The Show" [2003] by John Hench [1908-2004] with Peggy Van Pelt Disney Editions 11x9 hardcover [10/2003] for $24.50
	"Walt Disney's Nine Old Men" [2001] by John Canemaker Hyperion 12¼x9¼ hardcover [10/2001] for $42.00
	"Disney: The First 100 Years" [1999] by Dave Smith & Steven Clark Hyperion hardcover [rev 2/2003] for $17.50 Hyperion hardcover [10/99] for $28.00
	"Disney's Art of Animation #2: From Mickey Mouse To Hercules" [1997] by Bob Thomas Disney 11½x8½ hardcover [3/97] out of print/used
	"The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation" [1995] by Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston Hyperion hardcover [10/95] for $42.00
	"The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse To The Magic Kingdoms" [1973, rev 2004] by Christopher Finch Harry N. Abrams 'revised/expanded' hardcover [11/2004] for $37.80 Harry N. Abrams 10x9½ 'concise' pb [9/99] for $15.61
	"Disney's Art of Animation #1: From Mickey Mouse To Beauty & the Beast" [1991] by Bob Thomas Disney 11¾x8½ pb [10/92] out of print/used Disney 11¼x8¾ hardcover [11/91] out of print/used

info on animation careers at Disney

Animation  How-To  Books

	"Don Bluth's The Art of Animation Drawing" [2005] by Don Bluth D.H. Press 11x8¾ pb [2/2005] for $10.17
	"The Animator's Reference Book" [2005] by Les Pardew & Ross S. Wolfley Muska & Lipman 11x8½ pb [2/2005] for $26.39
	"Animation Writing and Development: From Script Development To Pitch" [2005] by Jean Ann Wright Focal Press 10x7½ pb [1/2005] for $18.45
	"Don Bluth's The Art of Storyboard" [2004] by Don Bluth D.H. Press 11x8½ pb [11/2004] for $10.17
	"The Complete Animation Course: The Principles, Practice & Techniques of Successful Animation" [2003] by Chris Patmore Barron's 8¾x8¾ pb [8/2003] for $14.93
	"The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles & Formulas For Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion & Internet Animators" [2002] by Richard Williams Faber & Faber 11x9½ pb [1/2002] for $21.00 Faber & Faber 11&fracx9¾ hardcover [1/2002] for $35.00 Richard Williams's credits at IMDb
	"The Art of 3-D Computer Animation & Effects" [1996] by Isaac V. Kerlow Wiley & Sons 9¼x7½ pb [7/2003] for $37.80
	"The Animation Book: A Complete Guide To Animated Filmmaking-From Flip-Books To Sound Cartoons To 3-D Animation" [1979] by Kit Laybourne Three Rivers Press 9x7.4 pb [rev. 11/98] for $17.47
	"Cartoon Animation" classic by Preston Blair Walter Foster 9x10¼ pb [1/95] for $17.47 booksite Preston Blair's credits at IMDb
	"Animation: From Script To Screen" [1989] by Shamus Culhane St. Martin/Griffin 9¼x6 pb [8/90] for $12.37 St. Martin 9¾x6½ hardcover [1/89] out of print/used

Animation  Magazines

Anime Insider Magazine subscribe: 12 issues/year for $28.00 magazine website

Animation Magazine subscribe directly: 12 issues/year for $65.00: 2 years for $110.00 magazine website

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