A companion to the classic cartoon series and the awardwinning walt in. If you want to find my books and other activities, this site will make it easy to find. Unfortunately jb s silly symphony book had not dispelled this impression great text with uninteresting visual documents. Fortunately we got a rerelease with new information added. From the authors of the prizewinning walt in wonderland.
Ive written extensively about walt disney animation history, american silent film, and other topics. A companion to the classic cartoon series hardcover september 27, 2016 by j. The full history of these fascinating films is captured in this book, now enhanced with painstaking new research by the authors and with a wealth of new illustrations. Eight double lps, packaged together in a box, containing the complete soundtracks of all 75 silly symphonies. Books that are as close to perfection as we will ever get. Silly symphony books, 19341940 a detailed list of popup books, big little books, and other storybooks based on the silly symphonies during the 1930s. The silly symphony project this isnt a book, so it wouldnt make sense to include it in the book section but i was, and still am, really proud to be associated with this project. Launched by walt disney in 1929 as a musical novelty series to complement his recent success with mickey mouse, the silly symphonies soon became much more. The making of the disney epic, the fairest one of all, and south of the border with disney. Walt disneys silly symphonies disney books disney publishing. A companion to the classic cartoon series hardcover. The third entry in a fourvolume series from the library of american comics, presenting the full run of the delightful silly symphony sunday comic pages, reproduced in full color. The silent films of walt disney, this richly illustrated volume is a complete history of the silly symphonies including detailed entries for all the symphonies along with a lengthy critical analysis and production history of the series.
Good housekeeping pages an index of the special disney pages, inspired by the silly symphonies, that appeared in good housekeeping magazine starting in 1934. Kaufman originally published in 2006 but long out of print, walt disneys silly symphonies returns in a specially revised and updated 10thanniversary edition. Kaufman is the author of snow white and the seven dwarfs 4. South of the border with disney shows that i was wrong. A companion to the classic cartoon series and the awardwinning walt in wonderland. Love the silly symphonies and early animation from the walt disney. If you want to find my books and other activities, this site will make it easy to find them, but ill also be sharing some of.
Finally, sunday funnies and comic books feature 66 stills from comic books and funnies from as early as the 30s up to modern day comics, including one from brazil where the comics are still widely read. Silly symphonies in print features 30 stills from silly symphonies in book form, including some pages from the book walt disneys mickey and the gang. The hardcover of the walt disneys silly symphonies. Unfortunately, it didnt reach many disney enthusiasts as it dropped out of print quickly and was impossible to obtain at a reasonable price. Several years ago, disney historians jb kaufman and russel merritt gave us a very thoroughly researched book on the groundbreaking silly symphonies. This is the ultimate companion to the silly symphonies 19291939, a landmark series of films originally launched by walt disney as a musical novelty. If you want to find my books and other activities, this site will make it easy to find them, but ill also be sharing some of my favorite discoveries and other treasures from the golden age of classic films. Kaufman is an author and film historian who has published and lectured extensively on disney animation, american silent film history, and related topics.
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