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animated films page:

animated film collections

selected animated films

films about animation

              Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer's Apprentice, from Disney's "Fantasia" [1940]               general books & videos

people

on Page Two:
cartoon studios
how-to books & magazines
links & organizations




General  Books  &  Videos

Bestselling Books / Animation category at Amazon

A Century of Stop-Motion Animation book by Ray Harryhausen & Tony Dalton   "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 book by Christopher P. Lehman   "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! book & DVD   "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 book by Tom Sito  
"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
Style and Design In 1950s Animation book by Amid Amidi   "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 book by Jeff Lenburg   "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 book by Daniel Goldmark   "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
Tales From The Golden Age of Animation book by Martha Sigall   "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
Animation Business Handbook  
"The Animation Business Handbook" [2004]
by Karen Raugust

St. Martin's Press 9½x6 hardcover [8/2004] for $26.40
Television Animation & American Culture book edited by Carole Stabile & Mark Harrison   "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
Cartoon Music Book edited by Daniel Goldmark & Yuval Taylor   "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 & America book by Paul Wells  "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 book by Howard Beckerman   "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 book   "Masters of Animation" [2001]
by John Grant

Watson-Guptill 11x8½ pb [11/2001] out of print/used
Anime Encyclopedia   "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
American Animation In Its Golden Age  "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 book by Paul Wells   "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 Art & Commerce of Animation In America book by Stefan Kanfer   "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 100 Years   "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 book by Jerry Beck   "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   "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

Life and Death of The American Animated Cartoon book by Norman Klein   "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  "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
Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons   "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 / History of Animation book by Charles Solomon   "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
Wartime American Animated Short Films   "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   "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 & Magic   "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

People

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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

Who's Who of Cartoon Voice Actors book by Tim Lawson & Alisa Persons   "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 biography by Ben Ohmart & Joe Bevilacqua  
"Daws Butler, Characters Actor" [2004]
by Ben Ohmart & Joe Bevilacqua, Foreword by Nancy Cartwright

BearManor Media 9x6 pb [11/2004] for $24.95
Life & Voices of Paul Frees biography by Ben Ohmart   "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 autobiography by Mel Blanc  "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 Unique Legacy book by Floriane Place-verghnes   "Tex Avery: A Unique Legacy, 1942-1955" [2006]
by Floriane Place-verghnes

John Libbey & Co. 9x6 pb [6/2006] for $19.75
Tex Avery Golden Age of Animated Cartoons book by John Canemaker   "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   "Tex Avery: King of Cartoons" [1985]
by Joe Adamson

DaCapo Press 11x8 pb [8/85] out of print/used
Tex Avery Screwball Classics video   "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 DVD Collection   "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

The Complete Ralph Bakshi biography by Jon M. Gibson & Chris McDonnell  
"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

won Oscar for Best Animated Short for "Gerald McBoing-Boing" [1950]  won Oscar for Best Animated Short for "When Magoo Flew" [1954]  won Oscar for Best Animated Short for "Magoo's Puddle Jumper" [1956]     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]
Gumby the Rock Star   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

co-won Oscar for Best Animated Short for "The Pink Phink" [1964]     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

star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame  won Gordon E. Sawyer Award {Honorary) Oscar in 1992    Ray Harryhausen [b. 1920]
more details (profile, books, DVDs, posters, links) on
Magic Lantern's Ray Harryhausen Page

Art of Ray Harryhausen book by Ray Harryhausen & Tony Dalton   "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 autobiography   "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"

Hubley Collection  
"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

Ub Iwerks   "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
Iwerks Collxns  
"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 & Jerry Chuck Jones Collection on DVD   "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 docu   "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   "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
Salute to Chuck Jones   "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

Walter Lantz's character Woody Woodpecker        "I don't care what anybody says, I'M COLD!"

Woody Woodpecker & Friends Cartoon Collection DVD box set  
"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 video   "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 video  
"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 books   "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 Master Collection  
"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 & Art bio by John Canemaker   "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

won Oscar of Best Documentary Short Subject for "Neighbours" [1952]     Norman McLaren  of Canada [1914-87]
credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Natl. Film Board of Canada homage to McLaren

Norman McLaren Masters Edition box set  
"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 Twisted Tale book by John Canemaker   "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 on DVD  
"Felix The Cat Collection, 1919-1930" [1993]
E-Realbiz.Com b&w DVD [1/99] out of prodn/used
Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat TV series   "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 Classic Felix Celebration book by Otto Messmer   "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 TV series Golden Anniversary DVD   "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   "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 manga volume 1   "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
Akira en Espaρol   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

star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame  won Honorary Oscar in 1944     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   "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

won Oscar for Best Animated Short for "The Old Man and the Sea" [1999])     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's character Cat In The Hat       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 on DVD  
"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

co-won Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for "Closed Mondays" [1974] (with Bob Gardiner)     '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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