Tag: Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade

January 16, 2014 /

Just a thought, why do animators refer to their work places in terms such as these; The Termite Terrace, The Crypt, Mauschwitz, etc.? It’s kind of gloomy this morning in LA (as this is an update in January 2014, it’s most likely sunny and warm out, unseasonably warm…) — so…

November 27, 2013 /

William Scott was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army’s First Motion Picture Unit (reporting to Lt. Ronald Reagan), where he worked with such animators as Frank Thomas. After the war, he became what was then known as a “story man” at Warner…

November 27, 2013 /

This is Jack Haley as the Tin Man getting a buff and a polish: And here’s the Tin Man flying above New York City:

November 27, 2013 /

The Christmas Parade, The Santa Claus Lane Parade, usually the day after Thanksgiving down Hollywood Blvd. This fellow is actor comedian Eddie Cantor on a float in Hollywood: And here he is floating above New York in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade: