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Original ink & pencil drawing by Disney animation artist Jack Kinney during the time he had his own animation company and was approached by Mae WestÕs professional representation. The drawing depicts the incomparable Mae West in a beautiful formfitting long gown with a large hat adorned with feathers. The complete text reads: ÒAn agent who represented Mae West asked if we would like to do a series on Mae entitled ÔPretty MaeÕ.Ó ÒYou dam well betcha!Ó was our reply. So we had story meetings with her at our studio. Even dropped up to see her in her penthouse atop he Ravenswood Apartments.in her white and gold furnished bedroom complete with round bed, mirrored ceiling and pet spider monkeys! She was indeed a real lady, believed in proper diets, exercise, no booze and no tobacco. She had [a] delightful personality, and a great gag and story sense, very clean dialogue and speech.only innuendos, a real pleasure to work with.Ó Includes a signed letter of authenticity. The drawing was created as an illustration for his book Walt Disney and Assorted Other Characters. An Unauthorized Account of the Early Years at Disney (Harmony Books, 1989), and appears on page 187 along with the minimally edited text. Near fine condition with just a trace of handling. Jack Kinney (1909 - 1992) was hired by Walt Disney in 1931, the early days of the Depression, to work at the Walt Disney Studio on Hyperion Avenue in East Hollywood. His beginning career includes his work on several shorts, including Santa's Workshop (1932), The Band Concert (1935), and Moose Hunters (1937). He went on to become a director of cartoons, working on the features Pinocchio and Dumbo, but he really shined in the shorts department, where his Goofy cartoons are among the best to come out of the Disney Studios. He received five Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar for the 1943 cartoon ÔDer FuhrerÕs Face,Õ the only Donald Duck film to win an Academy Award. In 1959, Jack left Disney to start (with his brother Dick) Jack Kinney Productions, an independent animation studio. In his book ÔWalt Disney and Assorted Other Characters. An Unauthorized Account of the Early Years at Disney,Õ Kinney recounts the highs and lows of daily life as a member of the creative department at Disney, where the staff referred to themselves as ÔinmatesÕ and the practical jokes and camaraderie provided rich material for the gags and scenes that they created for the screen. Working for Walt Disney could be as inspiring as it could be frustrating and his book presents an insiderÕs perspective with great humor and candor. He puts it best in his introduction: ÒThese are my personal recollections of the Disney Studio where I worked for more than a quarter-century. It is the story of the little people, the strivers, the doers. It is about the pranks, the gags, the human foibles we remember so lovingly, and about the growing pains suffered by all involved. The Golden Age of Animation was a glorious experience.Ó.
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