tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post9059525412320200763..comments2024-03-24T16:25:05.751-04:00Comments on Mayerson on Animation: Dumbo Part 21Mark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-29397213857430018832014-03-11T21:12:34.671-04:002014-03-11T21:12:34.671-04:00It is inaccurate to say that the radio show _Amos ...It is inaccurate to say that the radio show _Amos and Andy_ was voiced by white actors. The originators of the show were white, it's true, but they hired many black actors and actresses, more than any other radio show of their day. "I don't know whether or not Gosden and Correll used black actors on the radio show <br />when it was based in Chicago, but, from the time the company moved to Los Angeles in <br />1939, they began to hire wonderful black actors and comedians. A typical show would <br />begin with, "the Amos 'n' Andy show starring Ernestine Wade, Johnny Lee, Jester <br />Hairston, Amanda Randolph, and Roy Glenn." The supporting cast would change and <br />almost all of the actors played multiple roles. Lillian Randolph played many roles on the <br />radio show, her most famous one being "Madame Queen." Ruby Dandridge, Dorothy <br />Dandridge's mother, played multiple roles."<br /><br />http://www.houdinisghost.com/amosandy.html<br />John Mayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983143666564306999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-27994284633324787532012-06-04T07:02:53.773-04:002012-06-04T07:02:53.773-04:00One character in "Who killed cock Robin"...One character in "Who killed cock Robin" has the same clothes than Jim Crow.Raúl Marconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-81052948540776288492012-06-04T07:00:15.253-04:002012-06-04T07:00:15.253-04:00The clothes of Jim Crow are the same more or less ...The clothes of Jim Crow are the same more or less as one of the accused in "Who killed Cock Robin?"Raúl Marconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-91207388436325868392010-09-06T22:08:25.385-04:002010-09-06T22:08:25.385-04:00I had a nice chat with Ward about the crows in &qu...I had a nice chat with Ward about the crows in "Dumbo" on one of his Saturday evening visits. Back in the sixties I use to hang out with John and Kelly Kimball, and on occasion Ward and Betty would stop by.<br /><br />Of course, there was no racial politics with the animation, and the artists simply wanted to make the audience laugh.<br /><br />I still love this sequence.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-52905341898725183352010-09-03T19:42:16.163-04:002010-09-03T19:42:16.163-04:00Fascinating stuff. Up until now I hadn't heard...Fascinating stuff. Up until now I hadn't heard of Don Towsley.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379387828450465575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-17848524716380304592010-09-03T13:47:53.154-04:002010-09-03T13:47:53.154-04:00Of course I do like the Ward Kimball crows stuff a...Of course I do like the Ward Kimball crows stuff and even Kimball animates Timothy and Dumbo, but I prefer Moore's Timothy and Don Towsley does some of the important stuff.<br /><br />A lot of effects animators credited on this sequence: Rowley, Wood, Aardal, Meador, etc.<br /><br />Have any of you ever noticed that when Ward Kimball handles Timothy in Shot 11 that Tim's whiskers go up and down while he snores. Am I the only one to notice that?<br /><br />My favourite Don Towsley scene in this sequence is the line: "Dumbo, the ninth wonder of the Universe, The world's only flying elephant!"Steven Hartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825398324719609394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-58937197679319498932010-09-03T12:03:01.321-04:002010-09-03T12:03:01.321-04:00Fascinating article. It's a very interesting w...Fascinating article. It's a very interesting way of loking at the scene. It really is too bad that we don't have more information on the Hall Johnson choir and their reaction to working on <i>Dumbo</i>. I do like this sequence, and the sequence that comes next.Eric Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872046921674512158noreply@blogger.com