Background
Culhane, Shamus was born on November 12, 1908 in Ware, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Henry and Alma (LaPierre) Culhane.
( Shamus Culhane (1908–1996) enchanted several generation...)
Shamus Culhane (1908–1996) enchanted several generations of animation lovers with his characters Pluto, Pinocchio, Woody Woodpecker, Betty Boop, and Popeye, as well as with his famous "Heigh-ho" sequence in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He started as an errand boy at age fifteen at the Bray studio but went on to become president of his own company and later head of the animation studio at Paramount. Talking Animals and Other People is both a memoir of Culhane's life and career and a history of the art, taking readers from the earliest days of animation, the creation of the flipbook, and the first animated motion picture to the "assembly-line" Saturday morning TV cartoons and recent advances in computer animation. Culhane gives an unsparing insider's view of the industry: from harsh labor relations and brutal internal politics to comical anecdotes and frank portraits of animation giants. Filled with over 150 photographs and illustrations, Talking Animals also includes detailed descriptions of the craft, technique, and processes of cartoon-making. Entertaining and informative, this book brings to animated life the everyday world of this beloved art form and the man who helped build it.
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( Shamus Culhane, the animator who made the dwarfs in Sno...)
Shamus Culhane, the animator who made the dwarfs in Snow White, achieves something few are able to: He makes it possible to learn a concrete skill from a book. Covering every aspect of film animation, from basic mechanics to giving creativity full play, and including writing, recording, acting, dialogue-even how to mange an animation studio of one's own, Culhane fulfills the promise of his title-"from script to screen." Animation contains more than 130 illustrations, from the work of leading animators worldwide (including the author himself) to sketches that teach and graphic exercises for hands-on experience for the novice.
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Culhane, Shamus was born on November 12, 1908 in Ware, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Henry and Alma (LaPierre) Culhane.
Inker, Bray Studio, New York City, 1924-1928; inker, Krazy Kat Studio, New York City, 1928-1930; animator, Fleischer Studio, New York City, 1930-1932; director, Miami, Florida, 1939-1941; director, Iwwerks Studio, Hollywood, California, 1932-1934; animator, Walt Disney Studios, Hollywood, 1934-1939; director, Walt Lantz Studio, Hollywood, 1942-1946; owner, producer, Shamus Culhane Prodns., Inc., Hollywood and New York City, 1946-1966, 69-89; producer, Paramount Famous Studio, New York City, 1966-1967; executive produced, director, MG Films, New York City, 1972-1976. produced, director, Westfall Prodns., New York City, 1975-1977; writer, New York City, 1980-1996.
( Shamus Culhane (1908–1996) enchanted several generation...)
( Shamus Culhane, the animator who made the dwarfs in Sno...)
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Member International Animated Film Association (board directors, 50 Years award 1985, Hollywood Distinguished Service award 1986), Directors Guild American.
Married Juana Hegarty, June 30, 1958. Children: Brian, Kevin.