Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons

In this revised and updated edition of Of Mice and Magic, Leonard Maltin not only recreates this whole glorious era from the silent days through the Hollywood golden age to Spielberg's An American Tail, he traces the evolution of the art of animation and vividly portrays the key creative talents and their sutdios. This definitive history of American animated cartoons also brings Maltin's many fans up to date on the work being done today at the Walt Disney and Warner Bros. studios, and other developments in the world of animation. 
 Drawing on colorful interviews with many of the American cartoon industry's principals, Maltin has come up with a gold mine of anecdotes and film history. Behind the scenes were genius animators and entrepreneurs such as Walt Disney, Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Mel Blanc, and a legion of others, In all, Malitn has put together a glorious celebration of a universally loved segment of Americana. 
 Includes the most extensive filmography on cartoons ever compiled, and sources for video rental.

Of mice and magic: A history of American animated cartoons

Leonard Maltin

McGraw-Hill/Higher Education

Television Movies and Video Guide 1990

Penguin

Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide

Reference

Signet Books

Humor & Entertainment

Movies

Leonard Maltin's 1997 movie and video review guide

1997 Movie and Video Guide

Great Movie Comedians, From Charlie Chaplin to Woody Allen [Dec 12, 1988] Leonard Maltin

Great Movie Comedians, From Charlie Chaplin to Woody Allen

Random House Value Publishing

More than three hundred production stills and publicity photographs illustrate an anecdotal account of the gang's years at Hal Roach Studios and MGM and career profiles of its star ragamuffins

Our Gang: Life and Times of the Little Rascals

Richard W. Bann

Crown Publishers, Inc.

An appreciative retrospective survey of the great American film comedians combines history, nostalgia, and criticism with nearly two hundred stills

Great Movie Comedians

Arts & Photography

Performing Arts

Crown, Publishers

Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals

Crown

In October 1964, NBC aired the first made-for-television film, See How They Run, starring John Forsythe, Jane Wyatt, Leslie Nielsen, and George Kennedy. In the more than forty years since, over 5,400 made-for-television films and miniseries have been produced. Television historian Alvin H. Marill has compiled a comprehensive listing of every one of these films, which have been assembled in this publication. But this is no mere list. The exhaustive entries cite each film's original network, airdate, and length of broadcast. Along with a brief summary, each entry also includes extensive production credits (director, writer, producer, composer, director of photography, and editor) and a complete cast (and character) listing. The first four volumes are arranged by decade(s): Volume 1: 1964-1979 Volume 2: 1980-1989 Volume 3: 1990-1999 Volume 4: 2000-2004 Entries are arranged alphabetically for quick access, and each volume also contains a chronology of films produced in that period. Volume 5, the index, includes a list of each actor and director, as well as source material (books and plays). From television pilots like Prescription: Murder (1967), the film that introduced Peter Falk's Columbo, to epic miniseries such as Angels in America (2003), every film has been acknowledged, every actor identified, and every character named. This remains a unique undertaking; there simply is no other compendium like it. Movies Made for Television, 1964-2004 will be a valuable resource for scholars and historians of television and popular culture, as well as anyone interested in the medium.

Movies Made for Television: 1964-2004 (5 Volume Set)

Alvin H. Marill

Scarecrow Press

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