David Hilberman News Today

The first of three essays written by noted historian, author, and educator Karl Cohen to bring awareness to the present state of indie animated shorts and to stimulate a discussion that might lead to improvements; we start with a discussion of the ways these shorts have reached the public since the decline of theatrical cartoons.

How Walt Disney's broken promises and financial problems led to a crippling animator's strike and nearly brought down the House of Mouse

Several Clevelanders worked on Disney's second feature.