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• Toon Tuesday: The curious case of Elizabeth Case

  Disney Legend Floyd Norman returns with a story about “Big Liz,” the Mother of the Beat Generation. Who – as it turns out – was once a Disney animation artist Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 20, 2008 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, Walt Disney Studios, "Sleeping Beauty", female animators, 1950s, Burbank, Disney Legend, "Faster! Cheaper! The Flip Side of the Art of Animation" , "How the Grinch Stole Disney" , Afrokids.com, "Son of Faster Cheaper", California, animators, animation artist, Disney history , Walt Disney Productions , Burbank lot , Floyd Norman, Mr. Fun's Blog, Disney artist , B-Wing

• Toon Thursday : Mermaids, donuts and musical concrete

  Disney Legend Floyd Norman is back with a trio of wild & wacky stories from his days at the Mouse House. And did we mention that Mr. Fun now has his very own blog ? Read More... Posted Thursday, April 17, 2008 12:00 AM | 5 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, movies, books, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney, Ward Kimball, 1960s, Mouse House, Glendale, Burbank, The Walt Disney Company, Imagineering, Disneyland, theme park, Disney Legend, Toontown, "Faster! Cheaper! The Flip Side of the Art of Animation" , cataroo.com, "How the Grinch Stole Disney" , Afrokids.com, "Son of Faster Cheaper", Animation Building, animators, Bob's Big Boy , artwork , Disney history , Walt Disney Productions , 1940s , Burbank lot , Jim Hill , Floyd Norman, JHM , Mr. Fun , Mr. Fun's Blog, JimHillMedia, "Favorites" list , shameless plugging , column, Disney's Animation Building , Disney art , crazy, creative , corporate , rock band, album, "Music Concrete" , electronic music, space epic , F-Wing , old Animation Building, coffee machine, coffee maker , vending machine, donuts, donut, donut machine , ants, ant, Disney artist , Disney staffers , gags, Jack Fergus, sculptor , attraction, sculpture , B-Wing, mermaid , Disney backlot , boxing movie , Dopey Drive, movers, moving crew , book

• Caught in "The Parent Trap" -- Part II

  In the final installment of his new two-part series, Disney Legend Floyd Norman recalls what it was like to be on the Burbank lot while this 1961 David Swift movie was being filmed Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 25, 2008 12:00 AM | 4 Comments Filed under: Disney, movies, Walt Disney, Hollywood, Burbank, Animation Building, employees , screening rooms , director, "The Parent Trap" , Annette Funicello, Hayley Mills , "Pollyanna", A Walt Disney Production , Walt Disney Productions , writer/director , David Swift, Bud Swift , 1961, "Petticoats and Blue Jeans" , sound stage, Maureen O'Hara , Brian Keith, Leo G Carroll, Nancy Kulp , Frank DeVol , Stage Two, special effects , special photographic technique , camera optics , sodium matte process , Burbank lot , actor, matte system , special camera lens , Alexander Korda , Eustace Lycett , optical equipment , special effects wizards, Ruth McDevitt , Disney Princess , Belle, John Mills, rough cut, effects shots, Bill Justice , title sequence , Sherman brothers , Tommy Sands, Disney movie, twin girls, twins, identical twins , twin daughters

• Caught in "The Parent Trap" -- Part I

  In the first installment of this new two-part series, Disney Legend Floyd Norman describes what it was like to visit the set of this 1961 David Swift film Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 12:00 AM | 5 Comments Filed under: Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney, Ward Kimball, "101 Dalmatians", 1960s, Hollywood, Burbank, The Walt Disney Company, Disney Legend, D-Wing , Animation Building, Frank Thomas, Disney Commissary , California, television show, director, Disney history , "The Parent Trap" , 1960, Annette Funicello, Hayley Mills , "Pollyanna", A Walt Disney Production , Walt Disney Productions , writer/director , Disney geek, Bud Swift , Minneapolis, Minnesota , 1940s , United States Air Force , radio , comedy writing , 1949, television , scriptwriting, screenplay, Philco Television Playhouse , "Playhouse 90" , "The Rifleman" , "Wagon Train" , television series , "Mr. Peepers" , Wally Cox, "Jamie" , 1961, "Petticoats and Blue Jeans" , sound stage, Maureen O'Hara , Brian Keith, Leo G Carroll, Charlie Ruggles, Nancy Kulp , Frank DeVol , on location, Northern California, Stage Two, Director of Photography , Hollywood veteran , Lucien Ballard , Old Hollywood, special effects , screen double, special photographic technique , camera optics , sodium matte process , compositing , on-camera double, redhead , Burbank lot , studio commissary, Robert Keith , Julie Andrews , actor, press agent , handler, motion picture