Hollywood cartoons : American animation in its golden age / Michael Barrier.
Hollywood cartoons : American animation in its golden age / Michael Barrier.
Hollywood cartoons : American animation in its golden age / Michael Barrier.
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
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N791.433/10
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Language
English
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Physical content
xviii, 648 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
About the "Flip Books" -- Pt. I. Cartoon Acting. 1. Beginnings, 1911-1930 -- "Flip Book": Rubber-hose Animation. 2. Disney, 1930-1933. 3. Disney, 1933-1936. 4. Disney's Rivals, 1928-1937. 5. Disney, 1936-1938. 6. Disney, 1938-1941 -- "Flip Book": Stretch and Squash. 7. Declines and Falls, 1937-1942...
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1999.
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Summary
In Hollywood Cartoons, Michael Barrier takes us on a guided tour of American animation in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, to meet the legendary artists and entrepreneurs who created Bugs Bunny, Betty Boop, Mickey Mouse, Wile E. Coyote, Donald Duck, Tom and Jerry, and many other cartoon favorites.
Beginning with black-and-white silent cartoons such as Winsor McCay's Gertie the Dinosaur, Barrier offers an insightful account of animation's first flowering, taking us inside early New York studios and such Hollywood giants as Disney, Warner Bros., and MGM. Barrier excels at illuminating the creative side of animation - revealing how stories are...
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Hollywood cartoons : American animation in its golden age / Michael Barrier.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [575]-625) and index.
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N791.433/10
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ISBN
0195037596 (cased) :
9780195037593 (alk. paper)
0195037596 (alk. paper)
9780195037593 :
0195037596 :
9780195037593 (cl. : alk. paper)
0195037596 (cl. : alk. paper)
9780195167290 (pbk.) :
0195167295 (pbk.) :
9780195037593 (cased) :
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791.433
791.4334
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991011303559702626
