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1911 In Animation
Events in 1911 in animation. Films released *Unknown date – '' By the Light of the Moon'' (United States) *8 April – ''Little Nemo'' (United States) Births January * January 18: Danny Kaye, American actor, comedian and singer (voice of Seymour S. Sassafras, Colonel B. Wellington, B. Bunny and Antoine in '' Here Comes Peter Cottontail'', Marmaduke in ''The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye''), (d. 1987). * January 26: Jean Image, Hungarian-French animator and film director (''Johnny the Giant Killer'', ''Kiri le Clown'', ''Joe''), (d. 1989). February * February 10: Norman McCabe, English-American animator and illustrator ( Warner Brothers Animation, DePatie-Freleng, Filmation), (d. 2006). * February 11: Harvey Eisenberg, American animator and comics artist (MGM Animation, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 1965). * February 12: Frank Grundeen, American animator and comics artist ( Walt Disney Company), (d. 1986). March * March 9: John Lounsbery, American animator ( Walt Disney Company), (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
By The Light Of The Moon (film)
''By the Light of the Moon'' is a 1911 American single-reel silent film directed and filmed by Edwin S. Porter. It was produced for the Rex Motion Picture Company. It is one of the earliest examples of silhouette animation.Charles Musser, Musser, Charles (1991). ''Before the Nickelodeon: Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company.'' University of California Press, Plot The story is about a romance between a couple. The run into many obstacles to being together, including interruption by a tramp and disapproval of her parents. They decide to elope in a plane, and her father chases them below in his automobile. They reach the minister's house and elope before the father arrives. Production and release ''By the Light of the Moon'' was the company's third release. It revived a technique Porter had used in his 1908 film ''A Comedy in Black and White''. See also *''Love by the Light of the Moon'', a 1901 film also by Porter References External links * Films directed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |