(Welcome to 100 Years of Disney Magic, a series examining the history, achievements, and legacy of The Walt Disney Company over the last century. Part 2, "The Dream Comes True: The Birth Of Disney Brothers Studio," investigated the animator arriving in Hollywood and founding the Disney Brothers Studio with his brother Roy. In Part 3, we explore the rise and fall of Walt's first breakout hit, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.)
When we think "Walt Disney," one iconic cartoon character comes to mind -- the shrill-voiced optimist, Mickey Mouse. Much like Kermit the Frog is to Jim Henson, the squeaky lil' anthropomorphized rodent is a reflection of his creator. Mickey Mouse is humble, yet bold. He works hard. He loves his friends and family. He's distinctly American. Heck, Mickey was even voicedby Walt Disney initially. It's no wonder that mouse ears became a trademark icon for the Disney brand as a whole, appearing on T-shirts,...
When we think "Walt Disney," one iconic cartoon character comes to mind -- the shrill-voiced optimist, Mickey Mouse. Much like Kermit the Frog is to Jim Henson, the squeaky lil' anthropomorphized rodent is a reflection of his creator. Mickey Mouse is humble, yet bold. He works hard. He loves his friends and family. He's distinctly American. Heck, Mickey was even voicedby Walt Disney initially. It's no wonder that mouse ears became a trademark icon for the Disney brand as a whole, appearing on T-shirts,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Sarah Milner
- Slash Film
Walt Disney Co. Archives director Becky Cline has spent the past several months shuttling between the studio’s Burbank lot and Philadelphia, where a sprawling exhibit is debuting in February as part of the conglomerate’s yearlong 100th anniversary celebration in 2023. After Philly’s famed Franklin Institute, Disney100: The Exhibition will embark on a global five-year tour. The 15,000-square-foot spectacle will showcase more than 250 items, including Mickey Mouse sketches through the years, the storybook seen in 1937’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and the snow globe from 1964’s Mary Poppins, not to mention Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar and Pixar paraphernalia.
None is more important than the contract signed by Walt Disney and his brother Roy O. Disney on Oct. 16, 1923, to make a series of six Alice in Wonderland-themed cartoons for distributor M.J. Winkler, who booked animated shorts to play before silent movies. The pact marked the founding of the Disney Brothers Studio,...
None is more important than the contract signed by Walt Disney and his brother Roy O. Disney on Oct. 16, 1923, to make a series of six Alice in Wonderland-themed cartoons for distributor M.J. Winkler, who booked animated shorts to play before silent movies. The pact marked the founding of the Disney Brothers Studio,...
- 1/6/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Funny thing about the Disney production empire: it did not all start with a Mouse. In fact, five years before Mickey was even a drop in the artist’s inkbottle, Walt Disney discovered his first star: a 4-year-old little girl named Virginia Davis.
At the time, Walt Disney lived in Kansas City, where he owned a company that produced silent animated cartoon shorts. In 1923, he came up with an idea to put a live-action girl in an animated world with animated animal characters (70 years before Who Framed Roger Rabbit?). When Disney saw Davis in a commercial for Warneker’s Bread, he knew he’d found his girl. Alice’s Wonderland was born.
Keep in mind that this was the Twenties, when motion picture technology was rudimentary and animation was accomplished one cell at a time. The idea of shooting with a blue screen background was at least a decade away.
At the time, Walt Disney lived in Kansas City, where he owned a company that produced silent animated cartoon shorts. In 1923, he came up with an idea to put a live-action girl in an animated world with animated animal characters (70 years before Who Framed Roger Rabbit?). When Disney saw Davis in a commercial for Warneker’s Bread, he knew he’d found his girl. Alice’s Wonderland was born.
Keep in mind that this was the Twenties, when motion picture technology was rudimentary and animation was accomplished one cell at a time. The idea of shooting with a blue screen background was at least a decade away.
- 8/26/2009
- by thelinster
- AfterEllen.com
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