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Hollywood cartoons, American animation in its golden age, Michael Barrier

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Hollywood cartoons, American animation in its golden age, Michael Barrier

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-625) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hollywood cartoons

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

39045024

Responsibility statement

Michael Barrier

Sub title

American animation in its golden age

Summary

An authoritative account of the "golden age" of Hollywood studio cartoons during the 1930s, 1940s, & 1950s, with a steady focus on the Walt Disney studio, as well as Warner Bros. & MGM. Take a guided tour of American animation in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s and meet the legendary artists and entrepreneurs who created Bugs Bunny, Betty Boop, Mickey Mouse, and many other cartoon favorites. 50 halftones

Table Of Contents

Part I: Cartoon acting : Beginnings, 1911-1930, "flip book": rubber-hose animation -- Disney, 1930-1933 -- Disney, 1933-1936 -- Disney's rivals, 1928-1937 -- Disney, 1936-1938 -- Disney, 1938-1941, "flip book": stretch and squash -- Declines and falls, 1937-1942 -- Part II: Cartoon reality : Warner Bros., 1933-1940 -- The Disney diaspora, 1942-1950 -- MGM, 1939-1952 -- Warner Bros., 1941-1945, "flip book": smear animation -- Warner Bros., 1945-1953 -- UPA, 1944-1952 -- The iris closes, 1952-1966

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