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Advance Copy
I just received an advance copy of the catalogue/book about the Jungle Book exhibition at the Walt Disney Family Museum. 192 pages. It couldn't have turned out better. I am very thrilled with the...
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Lucky Emil
Milt Kahl sent this magnificent drawing of Bagheera to one lucky person called Emil. Probably in 1965. In studying the sketch I think this might be an outtake from an actual scene. Remember when...
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More Milt Jungle Book
These drawings didn't make it into the Jungle Book exhibition. We had so much great material, we could not include all of it. Most of these Milt Kahl "outtakes" are sketches made for other...
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Bambi at 80
 Disney's Bambi premiered 80 years ago. Originally not a boxoffice success, it now ranks among the most beautiful films of all time. The film's opening multiplane scene through the forest with its...
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Vasily Vatagin, The Jungle Book
I recently came across this fabulous Russian artist who worked on several editions of Kipling's The Jungle Book. Vatagin lived from 1884 until 1969. These illustrations show not only his knowledge of...
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London 1987
Back row: Chuck Gammage, animator - Phil Nibbelink, animator - Don Hahn, animation producer Middle row: Ken Ralston, visual effects supervisor - Uli Meyer, animator - me, animator - Chris Knott,...
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Disney Art in Arlington, Texas
 There are a few days left to visit an exhibition in Arlington, Texas. The title says it all, plenty of gorgeous original art from countless Disney classics. I am one of the lenders to this rare and...
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More Beautiful JUNGLE BOOK Art
 These gorgeous pieces are not part of the JUNGLE BOOK exhibition, currently at the amazing Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. They were sold at auctions over the past few years. It still...
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Wilhelm M. Busch, Letters M, N, O
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"Where is Mowgli ?"
 This is easily one of Milt Kahl's best scenes in the Jungle Book. Bagheera heard Baloo calling for him, so he runs toward where the bear's voice was coming from. He is less concerned with Baloo and...
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Visit the Jungle Book Exhibition !
 ...you just might run into Milt Kahl's daughter Sybil (center) and her group of friends. I understand a good time was had by all. As King Louie says: "Have a banana!"
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The Bare Necessities
 This is a beautiful scene of Mowgli animated by Ollie Johnston. The boy and the bear have bonded by now, and Mowgli is singing along with Baloo about "The Bear Necessities" as the two of them float...
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From Vienna to LA
I am still recovering from one of the most amazing days during production of MUSHKA. We recorded the film's score last Wednesday over Zoom with the outstanding Synchron Stage Vienna Orchestra....
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My Dschungelbuch Scrapbook
I treasured this oversized German edition of The Jungle Book. After having seen the film at age 11 (my first Disney movie), it is no overstatement to say that my life changed forever. This was for me,...
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The Jungle Book is 55 Today
 The year 1967 saw movies like Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Dirty Dozen and Bonnie andClyde. And then there was Disney's The Jungle Book. Actor and Academy governor Gregory Peck was so impressed...
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Wilhelm M. Busch, Letters P, Q, R
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Character Lineup
 I gifted this drawing to Peter Schneider who was head of Walt Disney Animation from 1985-1999. Now being offered at Heritage Auctions.
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Pachyderm Interruption
"What beastly luck! Confound that ridiculous Colonel Hathi!"Â Those are Shere Khan's first words in The Jungle Book. He had been stalking a deer when suddenly Colonel Hathi with the Jungle Patrol comes...
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Jungle Book Production Photos
Musician and voice talent Luis Prima with his alter ego King Louie and Baloo, probably at the Jungle Book wrap party in 1967.That's layout artist Sylvia Roemer and Ken Anderson in front of visual...
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