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‘Bambi’ Designer Mel Shaw dies at 97


November 28, 2012 by Howard Green 1 Comment divider image
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Mel Shaw, one of Disney’s most versatile and talented visual development artists, designers, and storymen who contributed to numerous Disney animated favorites from Bambi through The Lion King, has died at age 97. Shaw passed away at Woodland Care Center in Reseda, California on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday November 22nd), from congestive [...]

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John and Ron Mention ‘The Unmentionable’


September 7, 2012 by Michael Mallory No Comments divider image
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This past weekend I had the pleasure of reconnecting with Disney Animation’s legendary “John and Ron”—John Musker and Ron Clements—at a Sherlock Holmes symposium sponsored by the Baker Street Irregulars. The two were there, of course, to speak about their 1986 film The Great Mouse Detective, which was their first [...]

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Back to the Days of Christopher Robin & Pooh


July 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Disney returns to the basics with the terrific 2D movie Winnie the Pooh, which is inspired by five classic stories by A. A. Milne. In this day and age, when everyone is trying to jump on the 3-D, CG animation bandwagon, you’ve got to admire Disney for sticking to its [...]

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