When Magoo Flew - The Rise and Fall of Animation Studio UPA Batman Betty Reardon

Betty Reardon

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When Magoo Flew - The Rise and Fall of Animation Studio UPA Batman Betty ReardonWhat do Franklin Roosevelt, Dr. Seuss, the U. S. Navy, and Mr. Magoo have in common? They are all part of the surprising story of the pioneering cartoon studio UPA (United Productions of America). Throughout the 1950s, a group of artists ran a business that broke all the rules, pushing animated films beyond the fluffy fantasy of the Walt Disney Studio and the crash bang anarchy of Warner Bros. Instead, UPA's films were innovative and graphically bold