Moving Pictures
A History of American Animation from Gertie to Pixar and Beyond
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]
Format: Book
Description: pages cm
"A fascinating look at the history of film and television animation in the United States, from the animated comic strips of the early 1900s to the proliferation of animation companies and hit films of the present"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Blackton begat McCay begat Bray begat... -- Inking the path to industry -- A cat, a clown, and some fables -- The rise and rise of Disney : 1919-1932 -- 1930s undercard : Schlesinger, Harman-Ising, Van Beuren -- 1930s main event : Disney vs. Fleischer --World War II : cartoons, the essential industry -- Postwar or pre-TV? -- UPA and/against Disney -- Magnavox destiny : "The story book closes" -- From retrograde to renaissance.
Subjects:
Animated films -- United States -- History and criticism
Animated film industry -- United States -- History.
Animated films -- United States -- History and criticism
Animated film industry -- United States -- History.
ISBN:
9781538160374
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Includes bibliographical references and index.