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Book SynopsisWhether you’re seeking movie gifts or something for the history buffs in your life, this comprehensive guide to animation and cartoons has it all. In this one-of-a-kind definitive history of American animated cartoons, renowned film critic and historian Leonard Maltin presents the most extensive filmography on cartoons ever compiled. In this revised and updated edition of
Of Mice and Magic, Leonard Maltin not only recreates this whole glorious era from the silent days through the Hollywood golden age to Spielberg’s
An American Tail, he traces the evolution of the art of animation and vividly portrays the key creative talents and their studios. This definitive history of American animated cartoons also brings Maltin’s many fans up to date on the work being done today at the Walt Disney and Warner Bros. studios, and other developments in the world of animation.
Drawing on colorful interviews with many of the American cart
Trade Review
"Informative and delightful … wonderful personal observations … Maltin has presented a history both readable and captivating."
—The Hollywood Reporter
"Lovingly detailed … wonderfully written … an excellent book."
—New York Times Book Review
"The most complete history of animation available."
—Los Angeles Times
"Maltin is an impressive archivist and a lively chronicler."
—Publisher's Weekly
Table of ContentsThe silent era; Walt Disney; Max Fleischer; Paul Terry and Terrytoons; Walter Lantz; Ub Iwerks; the Van Beuren Studio; Columbia - Charles Mintz and Screen Gems; Warner Bros; MGM; Paramount/Famous Studios; UPA; The rest of the story. Filmographies by studios: the Walt Disney cartoons; the Max Fleischer cartoons; Terrytoons; the Walter Lantz cartoons; the Ub Iwerks cartoons; the Van Beuren cartoons; the Columbia/Screen gems cartoons; the Warner Bros cartoons; the MGM cartoons; the Paramount/Famous Studios cartoons; the UPA cartoons. Academy Award Nominees and Winners.
