Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First 25 Years, 1962-1987 FROM THE PUBLISHER
In this first encyclopedic compilation of the animated television specials broadcast in the United States, Woolery surveys 434 films since "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol", including the popular favorites, classics, and special TV-movie presentations. With 103 illustrations, including the major award winners and many photographed recently from the original art cels and published for the first time, this comprehensive resource includes both animated-cartoon and stop-motion animated puppet films, aired in prime time and daytime on the networks and in syndication.
Author Biography: George W. Wollery (MA, Annenberg School of Communications, USC) is a former Hollywood studio publicist and a historian, lecturer, writer, and consultant on animated film and children's television. He has lectured on the genres at USC and at California State University, Fullerton
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Mr. Woolery is to be congratulated on the amount and quality of his research and scholarship...Recommended..
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Describes 434 films and provides references to broadcast dates, production credits, voices, songs, awards, distributors, recordings, and home video cassettes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)