About mice and magic. History of an American drawn film

In the book "On Mice and Magic", the American film expert Leonard Tempatin recreated the story of a brilliant era of American drawn animation of the 20th century. Mickey Mouse and Betty Bup, Bugs Bannie and Woody Woodpecker, Mait Mouse and sailor prick, Snow White and seven dwarves and other, less well -known characters fell into the circle of his attention. Starting from the silent period of the cinema, talking about the golden age of Hollywood and stopping on the 80s, the author traces the evolution of animation art, draws vivid images of the main creative figures and their studios - Walt Disney, Chuck Jones, Texes Avery, Mel Blanca and many others. The book was translated into Russian by the outstanding director Fyodor Savelyevich Khitruk