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In this latest offering in my 'photo-op' series, I am photographed with another great legend in the animation industry, multiple Academy Award-winning cartoon director Friz (Isadore) Freleng - taken at the Circle Gallery in midtown Manhattan (Circa the 1980s).
The first time we'd met was at the Museum of Modern Art, where an exhibit of classic cartoon art (production cels, storyboards, background images, etc.) from the Warner Brothers animation studios (also known as Termite Terrace) was being displayed. In addition to presenting a selection of his best WB works (including such Oscar-winning shorts as "Knighty-Knight Bugs" with 'Bugs Bunny', "Birds Anonymous" with 'Tweety' and 'Sylvester', and "Speedy Gonzalez"), he was joined by cartoon anthologist Leonard Maltin for a lecture after said screening.
(Needless to say, I was able to get Mr. Freleng's autograph in my copy of the historic book on theatrical cartoon short subjects "Of Mice and Magic" by Mr. Maltin.)
A short time later, Mr. Freleng returned to NYC for an exhibition (at the Circle Gallery) of both production cels and 'limited edition' cels of various cartoon characters he'd directed. This group not only included the various WB characters, but also characters like 'The Pink Panther' and "The Inspector" (when Friz formed his own studio, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, back in the 1960s).
This photo was taken at the Circle Gallery, on the night of said exhibition's opening. Naturally, I was honored to be in the presence of another great veteran of the 'golden age of animation'.
If you'd like to see more snapshots of me with others in the animation field (e.g. Chuck Jones, Bill Plympton, et al), click onto 'Jed' in the Keywords section below, and check them out...
The first time we'd met was at the Museum of Modern Art, where an exhibit of classic cartoon art (production cels, storyboards, background images, etc.) from the Warner Brothers animation studios (also known as Termite Terrace) was being displayed. In addition to presenting a selection of his best WB works (including such Oscar-winning shorts as "Knighty-Knight Bugs" with 'Bugs Bunny', "Birds Anonymous" with 'Tweety' and 'Sylvester', and "Speedy Gonzalez"), he was joined by cartoon anthologist Leonard Maltin for a lecture after said screening.
(Needless to say, I was able to get Mr. Freleng's autograph in my copy of the historic book on theatrical cartoon short subjects "Of Mice and Magic" by Mr. Maltin.)
A short time later, Mr. Freleng returned to NYC for an exhibition (at the Circle Gallery) of both production cels and 'limited edition' cels of various cartoon characters he'd directed. This group not only included the various WB characters, but also characters like 'The Pink Panther' and "The Inspector" (when Friz formed his own studio, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, back in the 1960s).
This photo was taken at the Circle Gallery, on the night of said exhibition's opening. Naturally, I was honored to be in the presence of another great veteran of the 'golden age of animation'.
If you'd like to see more snapshots of me with others in the animation field (e.g. Chuck Jones, Bill Plympton, et al), click onto 'Jed' in the Keywords section below, and check them out...
Category Photography / Human
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Size 700 x 513px
File Size 180.3 kB
I wish i had appreciated it then, i was like 8 or something and had not really heard of him until then, i was not fond of his music and i pretty much wrote it off until i was a little older.
I carry a camera now for rare moments but anotherone has yet to come. I once thought David Caruso was standing in front of me i line but it was not him.
I carry a camera now for rare moments but anotherone has yet to come. I once thought David Caruso was standing in front of me i line but it was not him.
You know, you are so lucky to meet all these famous people that I wanted to meet! Every time I wanted to see a famous name in the future, they either passed on already! I wanted to meet Joeseph Barbera but he died in 2006.
But still I have to say he did make great cartoon shorts that everybody came to love, especially with the Looney Tunes and Pink Panther shorts!
But still I have to say he did make great cartoon shorts that everybody came to love, especially with the Looney Tunes and Pink Panther shorts!
Oh, I've had some missed opportunities, myself, of meeting other famous folks in animation, such as Walter ('Woody Woodpecker') Lantz, Bob Clampett, Tex Avery, etc. I'd also met others, but didn't get the chance of having my picture taken with them: cartoon directors like Italy's Bruno ("Allegro Non Troppo") Bozzetto and Canadians Norman ("Neighbours") McLaren and Marv ("Bambi Meets Gozilla") Newland. So, you are not alone...
Well, at the Ottawa animation festivals in the 90s, I did meet people like Shamus Culhane, Bill Plympton, Yoram Gross, Frédéric Back, Marv Newland and Paul Driessen, whom I considered then the greatest animator of all time. Driessen is a God. He can make the most organic animation movements I've ever seen. His masterpiece "An Old Box" is the first animated film that ever made me cry, when I saw it on TV when I was a kid.
But still, Friz Freleng! Wow!
But still, Friz Freleng! Wow!
Found "An Old Box" on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OawYLWXOvc
I just watched it and cried again. So much emotion in so few lines.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OawYLWXOvc
I just watched it and cried again. So much emotion in so few lines.
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