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Van Beuren

Van Beuren. Brian Hume & John Warzala. Overview. The man himself Early Works in Animation Van Beuren Studios Legacy and Death Interesting Facts and Controversy . Amadee J. Van Beuren. Born 1880, New York Father was head of Van Beuren advertising company

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Van Beuren

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  1. Van Beuren Brian Hume & John Warzala

  2. Overview The man himself Early Works in Animation Van Beuren Studios Legacy and Death Interesting Facts and Controversy

  3. Amadee J. Van Beuren Born 1880, New York Father was head of Van Beuren advertising company Worked in livery, groceries and sales before pursuing animation Attended a business college

  4. Early Animation (1920 – 1928) Worked with Paul Terry who later left to create Terrytoons Produced cartoon series, Aesop’s Film Fables Terry disputed sound in cartoons, part of the reason for the split Quiet for most of his first 8 years in animation

  5. Van Beuren Studios • Small studio in New York • Released Terry’s first sound cartoon Dinner Time (1928) • “Tom and Jerry” (1931) - Dick and Larry • The Sunshine Makers (1935): Implement of Color and Sound • Most Successful: Rainbow Parade Cartoons • One shot shorts, no recurring characters • Featured existing characters (Felix the Cat)

  6. Legacy & Death What did he contribute to animation? • Produced Dinner Time • First publically released cartoon with a synchronized soundtrack. • The color and art associated with each work was significant for his time period

  7. Interesting Facts & Controversy Sued in 1935 by Joan Lowell demanding profits of Adventure Girl (film lost $300,000) Divorced by Blanche Van Beuren (1925) & Ethel Anderson (1936) Worked with Terrytoons, Disney related staff Tom & Jerry renamed Dick & Larry to avoid confusion

  8. Sources • Of Mice and Magic Leonard Maltin • The Sunshine Makers (1935) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhbmez-I6Yg

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