July 14, 1933: Popeye makes his animated debut in Popeye the Sailor, a short produced by Fleischer Studios as part of the Betty Boop series. Spinach is prominently featured as the source of his ...

A celebration of art by legendary animator Max Fleischer. Features: KoKo's Kozy Korner (1928), Somewhere in Dreamland (1936), Any Rags? (1932), Small Fry (1939), Dinah (1933), The Old Man of the ...

There are two sides to every story.

Introduction -- The formative years -- The birth of a career -- The Inkwell Studio -- Fleischer Studios, Inc -- The queen of the animated screen: Betty Boop -- Betty Boop on the couch: a character ...

Observers of pop culture weary of the controversies surrounding Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of “Snow White” can seek some reprieve by going back to the source. No, not the studio’s ...

Tommy José Stathes might have the largest collection of vintage animated films in the world stuffed into a storage unit in Queens. Credit...Gabby Jones for The New York Times Supported by By Paige ...

The animation history documentary Cartooning America has won the sixth annual Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film. The director Asaf Galay will receive a $200,000 cash prize. Since ...