by Paul F Anderson | May 1, 2010
In my post on finding hidden sources of Disney (see: The Last Word), I discussed unknown treasures that can be found in foreign books from the thirties, forties, and fifties. Today I present probably one of my all-time favorite images from this source. When Disney was...
by Paul F Anderson | Mar 17, 2010
WALT’S PEOPLE-Joyce C. Hallby Paul F. AndersonJoyce C. Hall founder of Hallmark Cards became one of the first licensees for Walt Disney. Both had very similar childhoods, each spending their childhood in poverty, and in the Midwest (Hall in Nebraska, Disney in...
by Jeremy Marx | Mar 3, 2010
From the DHI Archives: One of the earliest Mickey Mouse advertisements for the Eastern film and theatrical community. From the New York Film Daily 1929.
by Jeremy Marx | Feb 27, 2010
THE TWO DUBYA’S ~ WILL AND WALTBy Paul F. AndersonWill Rogers was one of America’s favorite humorists, up there with the likes of Benjamin Franklin, Mark Twain, Ogden Nash, Stan Freberg, Garrison Keillor, and many more. In the 1920s and 1930s his influence...
by Jeremy Marx | Feb 5, 2010 |
THE MYSTERY OF “GRISHAM’S MICKEY MOUSE”Since today can be Help Wanted Day here at the Institute, I thought I’d throw this tidbit out there. I was recently going through the Institute’s collection of Mickey Mouse comic strips, with the...
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