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Dick Deadeye, Or Duty Done
''Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done'' is a 1975 British Animation, animated musical film, musical comedy film directed by Bill Melendez and designed by Ronald Searle, based on the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan.Smith, Winfield. "Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done", review in Issue 30 (May 1991), ''Precious Nonsense'', The Midwestern Gilbert & Sullivan Society The comically convoluted plot, by Robin Miller and Leo Rost, with additional material by Gene Thompson and Victor Spinetti, is a pastiche of many of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, particularly ''Trial by Jury'', ''The Sorcerer'', ''H.M.S. Pinafore'', ''The Pirates of Penzance'', ''Patience (opera), Patience'', ''Iolanthe'' and ''The Mikado'', in which the protagonist, Able Seaman Dick Deadeye (voiced by Spinetti), is sent by Queen Victoria on a quest to recover the "Ultimate Secret" from the Sorcerer, who has stolen it. The music is borrowed from many Savoy operas, with new or modified lyrics by Robin Miller and orchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Melendez
José Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Melendez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was an American character animator, voice actor, film director and producer. Melendez is known for working on the Peanuts animated specials, ''Peanuts'' animated specials. Before ''Peanuts'', he previously worked as an animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions, Warner Bros. Cartoons, and United Productions of America, UPA. Melendez provided the voices of Snoopy and Woodstock (Peanuts), Woodstock in the latter as well. In a career spanning over 60 years, he won six Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for thirteen more. In addition, he was nominated for an Academy Awards, Oscar and five Grammy Awards. The two ''Peanuts'' specials, ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' and ''What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?'', which he directed, were each honored with a Peabody Award. Early life A native of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, Melendez was educated in American public schools in Douglas, Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |