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3 | James "Shamus" Culhane (November 12, 1908 – February 2, 1996) was a veteran animator and director. Considered one of the finest of the era, Culhane worked at almost every studio of the time, starting at Hearst and Creator/BrayStudios, moving on to [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Fleischer Studios]] and the Creator/UbIwerks studio, secured a job at Creator/{{Disney}}, made a brief return to Fleischers, had a very brief stint at [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Warner Bros.]] in the Creator/ChuckJones unit, but the most important part of his career would have to be his tenure at the Creator/WalterLantz cartoon studio, where he directed some of the best shorts of the studio, including the WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker short "WesternAnimation/TheBarberOfSeville". |
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5 | Post-Lantz, he founded his own animation studio, Shamus Culhane Productions, which produced thousands of TV spots, including a particularly famous Muriel Cigar advertisement, and later on produced classic shows like ''WesternAnimation/RocketRobinHood'', but it folded by the 1960's, allowing Culhane to find work at [[Creator/FamousStudios Paramount Cartoon Studios]]. After quitting (or fired, according to the Creator/RalphBakshi book "Unfiltered") Culhane worked on several made for TV specials and then went into semi-retirement. Later down the road, he published two acclaimed books: the instructional book ''Animation: From Script to Screen'' and his autobiography ''Talking Animals And Other People''. He was also lifelong friends with veteran animator Creator/GrimNatwick, all the way up to when Grim died, aged 100. |
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7 | !!Notable Work of His Includes: |
8 | * Swing You Sinners (''WesternAnimation/{{Talkartoons}}''): First stint as an actual animator. |
9 | * The Herring Murder Case |
10 | * WesternAnimation/BettyBoop's Bamboo Isle: [[{{Rotoscoping}} Rotoscoped]] the hula animation of Betty. |
11 | * Jack and the Beanstalk (Comicolor Cartoons): First stint for the Creator/UbIwerks studio. Co-directed with Al Eugster. Culhane himself animated the scene where the giant is trying to unsuccessfully light his pipe. |
12 | * The Little Red Hen (Comicolor) |
13 | * Puss-In-Boots (Comicolor) |
14 | * The Brave Tin Soldier (Comicolor) |
15 | * The Merry Kittens (A Creator/VanBeurenStudios Rainbow Parade short) |
16 | * The Foxy Terrier |
17 | * Orphan's Picnic: First Disney short Culhane worked on. |
18 | * Hawaiian Holiday: He did animation of Pluto and his encounter with a crab. |
19 | * Society Dog Show: Did some animation for this short. |
20 | * The "Heigh Ho" sequence in ''WesternAnimation/{{Snow White|AndTheSevenDwarfs}}'', the segment which he directed. |
21 | * The ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} short "Popeye Meets William Tell". |
22 | * A Kick In Time: A ''WesternAnimation/ColorClassics'' short starring Hunky and Spunky. |
23 | * Max Fleischer's ''WesternAnimation/GulliversTravels'': Animator on the film--worked on the ending sequence where Gulliver is departing. |
24 | * The Dandy Lion: An ''Animated Antics'' short. |
25 | * WesternAnimation/MrBugGoesToTown: Was an animation director on the film as well as the film's uncredited co-director. Worked on the opening sequence establishing all of the characters. |
26 | * Inki and the Mynah Bird: One of a couple Warner Bros. shorts he did work one. Only one he was credited for. |
27 | * Fin 'N Catty |
28 | * Puss 'N Booty |
29 | * [[WesternAnimation/BugsBunnyAndTheThreeBears Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears]]: The only Warner Bros. short he worked on to star one of the studio's major characters. |
30 | * [[WesternAnimation/TheBarberOfSeville Woody Woodpecker: The Barber of Seville]]: Considered one of the best shorts of the Creator/WalterLantz's studio, and arguably his best short. |
31 | * WesternAnimation/FishFry: Oscar nominee starring WesternAnimation/AndyPanda. |
32 | * Abou Ben Boogie |
33 | * The Greatest Man In Siam |
34 | * Mousie Come Home |
35 | * The Pied Piper of Basin Street |
36 | * The Painter and the Pointer: An WesternAnimation/AndyPanda cartoon. |
37 | * Take Heed, Mr. Tojo: A Warner Bros. "Seaman Hook" WartimeCartoon that was outsourced to Lantz. He personally directed it. |
38 | * Series/Playhouse90: Animated the title sequence. |
39 | * WesternAnimation/TheOperaCaper: A Paramount Cartoon Studios short. |
40 | * My Daddy The Astronaut: Same as above. |
41 | * The Mighty Thor: Did animation for the series. |
42 | * WesternAnimation/RocketRobinHood: Did the first season. |
43 | * The Hat |
44 | * WesternAnimation/TheNightTheAnimalsTalked (1970) |
45 | * WesternAnimation/NoahsAnimalsAndOtherStories |
46 | ** Noah's Animals |
47 | ** King of the Beasts |
48 | ** Last of the Red Hot Dragons |
49 | * Professer Kitzel |
50 | * The Spirit of '76 |
51 | * the animated sequences of Hemo The Magnificent, Unchained Goddess, The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (Bell Labs Educational series) |
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53 | !!Tropes: |
54 | * DerangedAnimation: Some of his early work for the Fleischer brothers. |
55 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was to have animated a few scenes with Honest John in ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'', but he left Disney before he could, so they were reassigned to his assistant Norman Tate. |
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