Walt and animal protection.

Here is a photo I bought some time ago, the snipe on the reverse says:

DISNEY HONORED FOR KINDNESS TO ANIMALS



In recognition of his strong appeal for kindness to animals in his film, "Bambi" Walt Disney was given one of the few gold medals ever awarded by the American Humane Association for the Promotion of Kindness to Animals. Joan Bennett is shown making the award on behalf of the association.
 
I e-mailed this photo to Walt's daughter Diane, she noted that "Joan Bennet was married at that time, I believe, to dad's good friend Walter Wanger." Joan Bennet by the way was a well known actress at the time and Walter Wanger an independant producer the classic "Stagecoach" being one of many productions he produced.
 
I am very interested in hearing more about Walt and his views on animal welfare if anybody has any stories to tell. Clearly he loved animals but he was well ahead of his time in many ways and in some ways still is

Walt - 1933

This photo is stamped December 12, 1933 and reads:

Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse read over the elaborate diploma of honor recently presented to the artist by the National Academy of Fine Arts of Buenos Aires, in token of Disney's artistry.

Unfortunately, areas of the photo have been whited out for publishing purposes - I think spoils the shot, I'm not quite sure what they were thinking when it came to Mickey's ears.

Walt - late 30s?

I recently picked up this photo from e-bay, it looks like a candid from the late 30s or early 40s. Does anybody have any ideas as to where and when the photo was taken?

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.