{"product_id":"cartoon-voices-of-the-golden-age-1930-70-vol-1-hardback","title":"Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-70 Vol. 1 (hardback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-70 Vol. 1\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eby Keith Scott\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 544 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6x9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN  9798887710099\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCartoon voices of the golden age, 1930-70\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn today’s world of instant information everyone knows everything about cartoon voices. Animation is a huge business, and Voice Actors are respected. But it wasn’t always so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor thirty years before the TV age, countless “Classic Era” cartoons from 1928 to 1970 were seen in movie theatres before the main feature. During that Golden Age, virtually every cartoon voice actor (with the notable exception of the great Mel Blanc), was resigned to being totally anonymous. Despite creating immortal voices like Droopy, Popeye, Elmer Fudd or Betty Boop, the actors’ names simply didn’t appear on screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is the first to explore the development of voice artistry from the birth of sound movies to the dawn of TV cartoons, when “voices” finally got screen credit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDocumented in this exhaustively researched history is the full story of how acting for cartoons slowly changed from squawks and grunts into an art form. From the earliest days when animators themselves were the only voices, through the gradual hiring of professional radio actors, this book finally names the many artists who were unknown for four decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with rare mugshots of hitherto unknown voices, Volume One is the studio-by-studio saga of how cartoon voice acting took off. Volume Two is the reference section, with insanely detailed voice credits for thousands of cartoons from top animation studios of the Classic Era. Animation fans can finally learn the full story in Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, with never before told insights into one of the most undocumented areas of film history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKeith Scott\u003c\/strong\u003e has spent over forty years as an internationally recognized cartoon voice actor and impressionist. He narrated two \u003cem\u003eGeorge of the Jungle\u003c\/em\u003e movies, and was the voice of both Bullwinkle J. Moose and the Narrator in \u003cem\u003eThe Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Moose\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThat Roared\u003c\/em\u003e and many articles on animation and Hollywood radio history.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForces of Geek review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNutmeg Chatter podcast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e * This welcome narrative, a suitable companion to Michael Barrier's \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eHolfrwood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Cartoons,\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on cartoon audio. Cartoon voice-actor Scott \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e(The Moose That\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Roared:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e The Story of jay Ward\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Bill Scott, a Rying \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSquirrel,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e and\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e a Talking Moose) \u003c\/em\u003esets the goals of tracing the evolution of \u003cbr\u003e cartoon voice specialists from vaudeville and radio actors, identifying \u003cbr\u003e uncredited voice artists, and surveying the most famous of those voices. He also corrects and supplies context to often-contradictory recorded or \u003cbr\u003e printed reminiscences. The author mines the archives at USC, UCLA, the Margaret Herrick Library, and Disney to trace voice actors' efforts at studios such as Warner Brothers, MGM, Columbia, Screen Gems, UPA, Walter  \u003cem\u003e\u003cu\u003eI\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e antz Product\u003csup\u003e.\u003c\/sup\u003eons, and Paramount. Many lay readers will recognize names such as Mel Blanc (who voiced Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck), June Foray (Jay Ward Productions),\u003cem\u003e and \u003c\/em\u003eMae Quest\u0026amp; (the actor behind Betty Beep and Olive Oy0. Specialists will appreciate the author's bold analysis of these ader cartoons' satirical, often culturally insensitive dialogue addressing marginalized communities and characters such as Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd„ and Mr. Magoo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVERDICT While Stephen Cavalier's \u003cem\u003eThe World History of \u003cbr\u003e Animation \u003c\/em\u003eplaces this art in an international perspective, Scott's \u003cbr\u003e decades-long undertaking, including his second volume\u003csub\u003er\u003c\/sub\u003e of\u003cbr\u003ereferences, is a contender for best source on American cartoon \u003cbr\u003e vocalization.\u003cbr\u003e-- Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/leonardmaltin.com\/new-and-notable-books-january-2023\/\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003ehttp:\/\/thegoldbrick.net\/new-and-notable-books-january-2023-leonard-maltins-movie-crazy\/\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52506645856487,"sku":"uvg1787291887868","price":32.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1110\/6791\/files\/cartoon-voices-of-the-golden-age-1930-70-vol-1-hardback_1.jpg?v=1787291893","url":"https:\/\/streetcladfashion.shop\/products\/cartoon-voices-of-the-golden-age-1930-70-vol-1-hardback","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}