Jerry Beck
Birthday: 1955-02-09
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Biography: Jerry Beck is a well-known animation historian, with ten books and numerous articles to his credit. He is also an animation producer, an industry consultant to Warner Bros., and has been an executive with Nickelodeon and Disney.
Movies
Cartoon Carnival
Cartoon Carnival tells the story of the pioneering early days of the animated art-form and chronicle...
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Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!
After 52 years of solving mysteries, the Scooby gang reunite at Warner Bros. Studios to reminisce ab...
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The Art and Animation of Carl Barks
A documentary film about the life and work of artist and author Carl Barks, including his lifetime a...
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Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
Narrated by Billy Crystal, the documentary examines the history of the character over the decades, i...
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Century of Animation Showcase: 1923
A compilation of animated shorts restored by Thomas Stathes. A snapshot of the state of animated fil...
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Animation Outlaws
Walt Disney said “We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing ...
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Tinker Bell: A Fairy's Tale
"Tinkerbell: A Fairy's Tale" is a look into Tink, who has become a pop culture icon in the years sin...
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Adventures in Plymptoons!
A documentary film about Oscar-nominated animator Bill Plympton. This is a portrait piece that inclu...
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Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Commemorates the 10th anniversary of the SpongeBob SquarePants. The documentary chronicles the belov...
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The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
Documentary focusing on the making-of the 1940n adaptation of Pinocchio by the Disney studio, often ...
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Ghost Empire: The Forgotten Story of Harvey Comics
For half a century Harvey Comics characters ruled newsstands, television screens, and the imaginatio...
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Hare's to Bugs! A Bugs Bunny Celebration
Enjoy a heartwarming journey through the legacy of the world’s most famous cartoon superstar – Bugs ...
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Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
Documentary short about the black & white Looney Tunes cartoons...
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Behind the Tunes: Once Upon A Looney Tune
A look at the fairy tale-based Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons, starring characters like B...
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Behind the Tunes: Wacky Warner One-Shots
Historians and modern animators discuss classic era Warner cartoons without "stars": characters who ...
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Behind the Tunes: Drawn to Life - The Art of Robert McKimson
A look at the career of Warner Bros. animator and director Robert McKimson...
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Behind the Tunes: Real American Zero - The Adventures of Private Snafu
Historians and animators discuss the Private Snafu cartoons made for military training during World ...
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Unsung Maestros: A Directors Tribute
The titular directors discussed are: Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising (1930-1933), Jack King (1934-1936)...
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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the ...
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The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass
An all-new documentary celebrating the legacy of the holiday specials created by Arthur Rankin, Jr. ...
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Bird Gone Wild: The Woody Woodpecker Story
The story of Walter Lantz and Woody Woodpecker from the early days at Universal Pictures to the crea...
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It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’
A documentary about Chuck Jones' classic animated short One Froggy Evening....
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Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast
An interactive, feature-length behind-the-scenes documentary teeming with worthwhile bonus content a...
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The Art of 'Spirited Away'
The people that brought the film Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) (a.k.a. "Spirited Away") to th...
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The One and Only June Foray
This film is about the life and times of legendary voice actress June Foray. From her beginnings as ...
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Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin
A documentary about Frank Tashlin's cartoons....
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Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
A documentary on the Looney Tunes. Including interviews from people who worked on it, and their fami...
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The Memory of Robot Carnival: A Look Back at the History of the Classic Anthology
A visual essay on the making, release and restoration of Robot Carnival....
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Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
A Documentary about the Looney Tunes war cartoons...
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Claydream
A modern day Walt Disney, Will Vinton picked up a ball of clay and saw a world of potential. Known a...
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Cartoons Go To War
This remarkable documentary dedicates itself to an extraordinary chapter of the second World War – t...
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Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
A documentary about the Fleischer brothers and how they revolutionized animation....
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King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
Focuses on how the legend of animation, Tex Avery, revolutionized cartoons....
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