BUCKY BUG - June 25, 1933

It's been a while since I last posted, to be honest the past year has been a busy one, directing does take a lot out of one . . . then there's the issue of a broken down scanner. I am working on a couple of posts including a post about Alice's Day At Sea.

Tell that's ready, here is a production proof  I just aquired for the  June 25, 1933 Silly Symphonies Sunday strip, I have a few of these I hope to post soon.

Can anyone who the artist was?  I believe it was Al Taliafero.

Farewell Roy.

Some sad news, Roy Edward Disney passed away today aged 79.

LA TIMES REPORT.

NEW YORK TIMES

Walt in London - 1934

I recently bought this great photo of Walt and Mickey there are several dates stamped on back but the written information is dated April 20, 1934 and mentions the following:

LONDON, ENGLAND - George Bernard Shaw, Sir Edwin Luewtens, The Earl of Crawford, Lawrence Binyon and a host of Royal Academicans, artists, architects, sculptors and craftsmen have paid tribute to Walt Disney, creator of Mickey Mouse and the Silly Symphony films, shown above with an enlarged replica of his famed Mickey Mouse. They are members of the Art Workers Guild, which has decided to make Mr. Disney an honorary member because of his great gift to the art of the film and the happiness he has brought to the world with his animated cartoons. It is the first time that the films have been recognized by the British institution.

Can anyone confirm the above date?

Many thanks to David for the following comment regarding this photo:

Check out my blog - you'll see the original photo was taken in September 1932 at a meeting of the Breakfast Club in Hollywood. Walt sits astride the club's mascot, a wooden pony nicknamed: "Ham."

http://www.vintagedisneymemorabilia.blogspot.com

I guess now the question is are there any photos the event described on back of my photo?

Original Floyd Mickey - January 5, 1938

I always love seeing original artwork be it animation, illustration or comic art. As I've probably mentioned in the past I really love the early Mickey daily and Sunday strips. There is something really special seeing Floyd Gottfredson's original artwork for these strips.

This piece is currently up on auction at Heritage Galleries. The inking is superb, the lines crisp and clear. This work is very much in context with what was happening in the animation department at the time, it is of the very high standards that Walt was pushing in his animators.

Original Tenggren Snow White art

If you have $250 000 or more to spare, this fine piece of original Tenggren poster art for Snow White could be yours at the Heritage Auctiona Galleries.

Virginia Davis recalls being Alice

Sadly Virginia Davis passed away a few weeks ago, in sorting through my files I stumbled across this article reprinted in the August 4, 1978 issue of the Disney Newsreel.

Two DONALD sundays