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John Canemaker
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- May 28, 1943
John Canemaker has won an Academy Award, an Emmy and a Peabody Award for his animation and is an internationally-renowned animation historian and teacher. A key figure in American independent animation, Canemaker’s work has a distinctive personal style emphasizing emotion, personality and dynamic visual expression. His film, The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation, won an Oscar in 2005 for Best Animated Short, as well as an Emmy. A 28-minute autobiographical essay about a troubled father/son relationship, The Moon and the Son marked a personal and professional breakthrough in animation storytelling. Canemaker is also a noted author who has written nine books on animation, as well as numerous essays, articles and monographs for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, among other publications.
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Frank and Ollie

Walt & El Grupo

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino

Tyrus

Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All

Camera Three

Cartoon Carnival

Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp

From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella

Celebrating Dumbo

Cartoon Logic

The Art of Mary Blair

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

Earthday Birthday

King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method