Terrytoons: The Story of Paul Terry and His Classic Cartoon Factory [Hardcover]

During his forty-year career in animation, Paul Terry animated, directed, and produced over 1,100 cartoons. Yet despite his prodigious output he remains one of animation's unsung legends. 'Terrytoons' chronicles the fascinating life of one of the animation industry's cartoon giants, from his humble beginnings on a family farm in San Mateo, California, to his rise as one of the leading super producers of cartoon shorts during the golden age of American animation. Walt Disney admitted that one of his earliest ambitions was to produce cartoons of comparable quality to Paul Terry.

Terry's story is one of survival in the face of natural disasters, economic collapse and bitter rivalries. With biographies on all of the key Terrytoons staff and hundreds of lavish illustrations and photographs, many of which are in color, this biography is a long overdue homage to the legendary producer and invaluable addition to any cartoon lover's book collection.

Gerald Hamonic is a noted film and animation scholar whose interests span the golden age of American animation (1930-1955), the accurate use of science within apocalyptic cinema and representations of supernatural forces in horror films.

Jerry Beck is author or editor of several books on classic animation including50 Greatest Cartoons(1994) andThe Animated Movie Guide(2005). Beck is an animation producer and a professor of animation history at Cal Arts. He blogs at CartoonResearch.com

Part One: Chronicle of the Terry Family
1. From the Mayflower to Market Street: The Terry Family Saga, 16131864
2. In Old San Francisco: The Terry Family Saga, 18641887

Part Two: The Young Life and Early Animation Career of Paul Terry
3. Birth of an Animation Pioneer: The Childhood and Young Life of Paul Terry, 18871902
4. Explorations in Photography: Paul Terry's Start in the San Francisco Newspaper Industry, 19021906
5. The Tremor that Shook the World: The San Francisco EarthlC�