Monday, January 31, 2005

January 31, 1944


January 31, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Sunday, January 30, 2005

January 30, 1944


January 30, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Saturday, January 29, 2005

January 29, 1944


January 29, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Friday, January 28, 2005

January 28, 1944


January 28, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

The note he's holding reads:

Do assistant work for one more week.
C.G.M(?)

Thursday, January 27, 2005

January 27, 1944


January 27, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Big Cartoon Data Base notes that "Irv Spence worked mainly on the jitterbugging sequence, according to animator Mark Kausler."

Wednesday, January 26, 2005

January 26, 1944


January 26, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Tuesday, January 25, 2005

January 25, 1944


January 25, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Layout artist Harvey Eisenberg. A complete Eisenberg story fromTom and Jerry # 68.

Monday, January 24, 2005

January 24, 1944


January 24, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Was assistant animator Stod Herbert a lyricist, too?

A Google search for "Stod Herbert" turned up, in addition to credits on several Ralph Bakshi features, this item from the sheet music collection at the San jose library:


Title: Baby What I'm Gonna Do To You
Composer(s)/Lyricist(s)/Arranger(s): Deranja, Jack; Ciarocchi, Gene; Herbert, Stod
Music type: Piano
Notes:



Not much beyond the name to connect animation Stod to the Stod of song. (Searches on the ACAP and BMI websites came up empty,) Still, this drawing makes me wonder.

Sunday, January 23, 2005

January 23, 1944


January 23, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Saturday, January 22, 2005

January 22, 1944


January 22, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Friday, January 21, 2005

January 21, 1944


January 21, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Thursday, January 20, 2005

January 20, 1944


January 20, 1944, originally uploaded by Cartoon Diary.

I assume this drawing depicts a screening on the MGM lot of uncut newsreel footage. The story of this bloody battle is told in this monograph, or for a shorter summary, click here.

Wednesday, January 19, 2005

January 19, 1944


January 19, 1944, originally uploaded by Cartoon Diary.

"Fort Roach" closed down sometime in early '46. More here.

Tuesday, January 18, 2005

January 18, 1944


January 18, 1944, originally uploaded by Cartoon Diary.

Monday, January 17, 2005

January 17, 1944


January 17, 1944, originally uploaded by Cartoon Diary.

Sunday, January 16, 2005

January 16, 1944


January 16, 1944, originally uploaded by brotherbix.

Saturday, January 15, 2005

January 15, 1944


January 15, 1944, originally uploaded by brotherbix.

Friday, January 14, 2005

January 14, 1944


January 14, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Thursday, January 13, 2005

January 13, 1944


January 13, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Wednesday, January 12, 2005

January 12, 1944


January 12, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

January 11, 1944


January 11, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Monday, January 10, 2005

January 10, 1944


January 10, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.



Lotta Living has two nice images of Melody Lane menus from c. 1933 and c. 1942.

Sunday, January 09, 2005

January 9, 1944


January 9, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Saturday, January 08, 2005

January 8, 1944


January 8, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Friday, January 07, 2005

January 7, 1944


January 7, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

More from Irv Spence's cartoon diary

Thursday, January 06, 2005

January 6,1944


January 6,1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Wednesday, January 05, 2005

January 5, 1944


January 5, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Tuesday, January 04, 2005

January 4, 1944


January 4, 1944, originally uploaded by Filboid Sudge.

Monday, January 03, 2005

January 3, 1944


January 3, 1944, originally uploaded by Cartoon Diary.

Sunday, January 02, 2005

January 2, 1944


Spence- 1:2, originally uploaded by Cartoon Diary.

Saturday, January 01, 2005

January 1, 1944


Spence1:1D, originally uploaded by Cartoon Diary.

Cast of Characters


Spence1:1C, originally uploaded by Cartoon Diary.

Introduction


Spence1:1B, originally uploaded by Cartoon Diary.

Happy New Year.


Spence-1:1A, originally uploaded by Cartoon Diary.

A new year and a new blog. Just what the world needs. And what better way to begin a new blog than by using someone else's work?

Today, and I hope for each day of the new year, I'll post a page from MGM animator Irv Spence's cartoon diary for 1944. These images are scanned from xeroxes an incalculable number of generations removed from the originals. Apparently, no amount of shoddy reproduction can suck the life out of these drawings or dampen the spirit of commitment to a New Year's resolution.

It's something to try to measure up to. Enjoy.