Tag: Leon Schlesinger
Latin American Animation Day Returns to LA March 24
On Saturday, March 24, East Los Angeles College will host Latin American Animation Day, presented in partnership with Cinema Without Borders as the fourth...
Warner Animation Group Strikes Multi-Movie Dr. Seuss Deal
The Cat will be hanging up his hat in a new animated feature home, as Warner Animation Group has announced a new partnership with...
When the Studios Saw Red
These days, it's difficult not to wander into a social-media argument over unions, with organized labor having become just one more political wedge issue....
Remembering Sol Sigall
I was saddened to get a call a few days ago from Martha Sigall informing me that her husband Sol had passed away. Sol...
ToonSeum Pop-Up Spotlights WB Classics
In celebration of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's upcoming Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II April 10-13, the Toonseum in Pittsburgh has opened a pop-up...
Gene of All Trades
Some things stay with you for a lifetime. When I was a kid I read a Yogi Bear comic strip in the newspaper in...
Under the Table with J.B. and Friz
Most cartoon historians are aware that the fluid that fueled the medium during its Golden Age was not ink or paint, but alcohol. Among...
Chucking the Competition
In any discussion of the legendary Leon Schlesinger/Warner Bros. cartoon studio, you often hear the words “friendly competition” used to describe the relationships between...
Leon Schlesinger in Dollars and Scents!
Animation corporate executives have not always been highly regarded by the artists who work for them, particularly during the Golden Age. One exception to that...
The Looney Tunes Studio’s Near-Death Experience
Throughout the history of animation, there have been plenty of train wrecks (metaphorically speaking, of course), usually on the feature film side of things,...
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