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- When Magoo Flew: The Rise and Fall of Animation Studio UPA
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Wesleyan University Press
summary
What do Franklin Roosevelt, Dr. Seuss, the U.S. Navy, and Mr. Magoo have in common? They are all part of the surprising story of the pioneering cartoon studio UPA (United Productions of America). Throughout the 1950s, a group of artists ran a business that broke all the rules, pushing animated films beyond the fluffy fantasy of the Walt Disney Studio and the crash-bang anarchy of Warner Bros. Instead, UPA’s films were innovative and graphically bold—the cartoon equivalent to modern art. When Magoo Flew is the first book-length study to chronicle the complete story of this unique American enterprise. The book features cameo appearances by Aldous Huxley, James Thurber, Orson Welles, Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Jim Backus, Eddie Albert, and Woody Allen, as well as a select filmography of the best of UPA.
Ebook Edition Note: The ebook has three images redacted: figures 1, 2, and 51.
Ebook Edition Note: The ebook has three images redacted: figures 1, 2, and 51.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgement
- pp. xiii-xvi
- Author's Note
- p. xvii
- PART I: Before the Beginning
- Chapter 1 Fantasyland in Revolt
- pp. 3-23
- Chapter 2 Wartime Experiments
- pp. 24-40
- Part II: UPA and the Animated Ideal
- Chapter 3 Industrial Films
- pp. 43-62
- Chapter 4 Columbia Pictures Presents
- pp. 63-105
- Chapter 5 Modern Art Triumphant
- pp. 87-117
- Part III: Interruption
- Chapter 6 The Red Menace
- pp. 121-139
- Part IV: Flight of Icarus
- Chapter 7 Mr. Magoo: Blindness and Insight
- pp. 143-164
- Chapter 8 Television and Advertising
- pp. 165-188
- Chapter 9 An Arabian Goodnight
- pp. 189-209
- Chapter 10 After the Fall
- pp. 210-231
- Select Bibliography
- pp. 278-285
- Select Filmography
- pp. 286-289
- Image Credits
- p. 290
Additional Information
ISBN
9780819572707
Related ISBN(s)
9780819569141
MARC Record
OCLC
777375474
Pages
332
Launched on MUSE
2012-08-22
Language
English
Open Access
No