- Hardcover: 232 pages
- Publisher: Santa Monica Press; First Edition edition (November 1, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1595800697
- ISBN-13: 978-1595800695
The first survey dedicated to the work of the McKimson brothers, this
book offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the upper echelon of
20th-century animation and examines the creative process behind the
making of numerous popular characters and classic programs. Featuring
original artwork from the golden age of animation, this book includes a
wealth of material from many professional archives--screen captures,
original drawings, reproductions of animation cels, illustrations from
comic books, lobby cards, and other ephemera from the author's
collection--while surveying the careers of three groundbreaking
animators whose credits include Looney Tunes, the Pink Panther, and Mr.
Magoo. Beginning in the 1920s and then tracing the brothers' work
together at Warner Brothers Cartoons in the following decades, this
history details Robert McKimson's creation of such beloved characters as
Foghorn Leghorn, the Tasmanian Devil, and Speedy Gonzales; Tom
McKimson's work at Warner Brothers, Dell Comics, and Golden Books; and
Chuck McKimson's long career working in comic books and then later at
Pacific Title, creating animated film titles and commercials, including
his award-winning work on Music Man, Cleopatra, and The Sound of Music.
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