When Magoo Flew: The Rise and Fall of Animation Studio UPA - Hardcover

Abraham, Adam

 
9780819569141: When Magoo Flew: The Rise and Fall of Animation Studio UPA
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0819569143 ISBN 13: 9780819569141
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press, 2012

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

ADAM ABRAHAM has written for film, television, and theatre, and he has taught at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He lives in England.

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Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0819569143
ISBN 13 
9780819569141
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
332