
"Meanwhile, the movie industry had been growing dramatically, throughout the 1920s. Even in the depths of the depression, many families could afford the modest fee that was required to spend an entire evening escaping from reality at the movies once or twice a week.
"Now, beginning with the advent of sound in the early 1930s, Hollywood burst into flame in a great conflagration of creativity.
"This ignited the Golden Age of Animation, and the World would never see the likes of it again. Sadly, the Second World War abruptly snuffed it out."
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Books on animation history:
Mel Birnkrant website
This series
Part 1: Materials and Workmanship of 1930s Toys
Part 2: 1930s Toys, Comic Types and Characters
Part 3: Why Did Animation Flourish in the 1930s?
Part 4: What They Cut from King Kong
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James, thanks for sharing this rich mine of information with us! I clicked on the link for Mel Birnkrant's site and spent a wonderful hour falling down the rabbit hole of vintage and modern toy design- and there's hours more to explore. Mickey Mouse! Betty Boop! Colorforms! Fellow readers, if you haven't gone there, you're missing out.
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