| Edition |
Revised edition. |
| Description |
ix, 485 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"A Plume book." |
| Bibliography |
"Filmographies by studios": pages 357-462. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
The silent era -- Walt Disney -- Max Fleischer -- Paul Terry and Terrytoons -- Walter Lantz -- Ub Iwerks -- The Van Beuren Studio -- Columbia : Charles Mintz and Screen Gems -- Warner Bros. -- MGM -- Paramount/Famous Studios -- UPA -- The rest of the story -- Filmographies by studios -- Academy Award nominees and winners -- Glossary of animation terms -- Sources for cartoons on film and video. |
| Summary |
In this revised and updated edition, the author not only recreates this whole glorious era from the silent days through the Hollywood golden age to Spielberg's American Tail, he traces the evolution of the art of animation and vividly portrays the key creative talents and their studios. This definitive history of American animated cartoons also brings Maltin's many fans up to date on work being done today at the Walt Disney and Warner Bros. studios, and other developments in the world of animation. Drawing on colorful interviews with many of the American cartoon industry's principals, Maltin has come up with a gold mine of anecdotes and film history. Behind the scenes were genius animators and entrepreneurs such as Walt Disney, Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Mel Blanc, and a legion of others. In all, Maltin has put together a glorious celebration of a universally loved segment of Americana. -- from Back Cover. |
| Subject |
Animated films -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Animated films -- Anecdotes.
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| ISBN |
0452259932 paperback $14.95 ($20.95 Can.) |
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