Bullock’s Wilshire was the first department store designed to accommodate the car. Huge artfully dressed windows faced the street to attract traffic and the entrance was in the back under… Read more Art Deco Los Angeles – Bullock’s Wilshire →
While we credit David Wark Griffith with creating the visual language of filmmaking in America – the father of Hollywood as a cultural force, a purveyor of dreams, a life… Read more Cecil B. DeMille, a.k.a., Papa Hollywood… →
You know, I live in La La Land. But it has come to my attention that my entire creative effort to date may just spring from this seminal film. My… Read more The Monkey’s Uncle, or why I blame my entire creative approach on Uncle Walt →
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… Read more Ub Iwerks — King of Animation! →
I am fascinated by an upcoming film project, SAVING MR. BANKS. It promises to illuminate the contentious relationship between Walt Disney and the author of the “Mary Poppins” series, P.L.… Read more Vickie Lester’s greatest hits — P.L. TRAVERS VERSUS WALT DISNEY →
Two kids at the Academy Awards: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. judges the net – mixed doubles. “Big Bill” Tilden (standing far left), the first American Wimbledon champion, taught tennis to movie… Read more JUDY GARLAND →
The Disney’s at a ranch in Palm Springs – 1948:
