Papers, [ca. 1985]-1990.

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Papers, [ca. 1985]-1990.

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Chiefly research and production materials relating to Canemaker's book Winsor McCay, his life and art. Includes photocopies of correspondence, cartoons, contracts, census records, calendar diary, notes, research materials, McCay family tree, etc. Includes photocopies of 322 sequential drawings from McCay's animated film Gertie the dinosaur used as a flipbook. Includes book correspondence, letters from the McCay family, clippings, printed materials, interview notes, etc. Includes also original and revised manuscripts for Canemaker's book Felix, the twisted tale of the world's most famous cat. Includes cassette tapes of interviews by John Canemaker dating from 1984 to 1988. Interviewees include Ray Moniz, John Fitzsimmons, Dorothy and Jim Noonan, Jane Barnes Cameron, Tedda McCay and Janet Trinker, Robert Brotherton and William Randolph Hearst.

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Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951

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William Randolph Hearst Sr. (April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboyant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 with Mitchell Trubitt after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his ...

Noonan, Dorothy.

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Fitzsimmons, John A.

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Trinker, Janet.

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Moniz, Ray.

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McCay, Tedda.

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Noonan, Jimmy

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Cameron, Jane Barnes.

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Canemaker, John

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McCay, Winsor

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Winsor McCay (1867-1934) was a cartoonist, animator, and performer credited with significant influence in the development of American comic strips and motion picture animation. McCay first gained attention with two comic strips, Dream of the Rarebit Fiend, which was first published in the New York Evening Telegram from 1904, and Little Nemo in Slumberland, published in the New York Herald from 1905 to 1915. These two strips both presented a dream state illustrated with fantasy art. ...

Brotherton, Robert John

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