"They Fought a War and Created the Grinch" Topic

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Tango01	25 Dec 2014 10:46 p.m. PST
"During this holiday season, like so many before, millions of people will watch the Grinch vent his spleen on Whoville, descending like Krampus Claus with his poor dog in tow to loot the town of Christmas presents and cheer. The classic story sprang from the imagination of Theodore Geisel, better known by his pen name Dr. Seuss. Chuck Jones, the animator who gave us Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner, brought Geisel's Grinch to life with pen and ink. That two of the greatest great cartoonists of the 20th century should team up seems obvious given their chosen medium, but their collaboration actually began two decades before How the Grinch Stole Christmas premiered on television in 1966…" Full article here link Amicalement Armand
lloydthegamer	26 Dec 2014 12:26 a.m. PST
Great article, thanks for sharing it with us.
elsyrsyn	26 Dec 2014 6:50 a.m. PST
Neat stuff. There are a bunch of WW2 animated training movies online, and they make fascinating watching. Doug
tuscaloosa	26 Dec 2014 7:29 a.m. PST
His name was Theodor Geisel, not Theodore Geisel. A friend of mine later lived in the house he lived in in Springfield, Mass. Had a documentary film crew come by once to ask if they could film inside the house…
cosmicbank	26 Dec 2014 8:05 a.m. PST
Did the house still have his writing tower?
Tango01	26 Dec 2014 10:52 a.m. PST
Happy you enjoyed it boys.! (smile) Amicalement Armand

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