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Tom Palmer (animator)

January 05, 2023

Anthony Pipolo, known professionally as Tom Palmer was an Italian-American animator and short film director who was active in the 1930s and worked at several animation studios. He was born with the surname of "Pipolo" but changed his name to Palmer. One of his brothers, Frank Pipolo, was a decorated New York City police officer.

Career

Born in New York City,[1] Palmer's first animation credits occurred at the Winkler Studio in 1928 which made Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons. Palmer moved over to Universal Pictures cartoon studio run by Walter Lantz which took over the Oswald series in 1929. By the early 1930s, he was working at Walt Disney Productions. He was lured by Leon Schlesinger to work as an animation director at his newly formed Leon Schlesinger Productions animation studio which made cartoons for Warner Bros.

By June 1933, Palmer was named the production manager and main director of the studio, with Jack King as the head animator. Among the staff were two former associates of Palmer from Disney, animators Paul Fennell and Bill Mason.[2] According to animation historian Michael Barrier, Schlesinger placed former Disney animators in charge of the studio in hopes of effectively competing with the Disney studio.[2]

The first task for the new studio staff was finding a new continuing character to replace Bosko as the star of the Looney Tunes series. Barrier credits Palmer with introducing Buddy to serve as the intended replacement. Like Bosko and Mickey Mouse, Buddy had a girlfriend and a pet dog as supporting characters. He was more recognizably human than either of his predecessors, a prepubescent boy. He was more reminiscent of the boy protagonists of contemporary comic strips, such as Out Our Way.[2]

Palmer's only two credited Warner Bros. cartoons were 1933's Buddy's Day Out and I've Got to Sing a Torch Song.[3] Palmer's approach in directing Buddy's Day Out was reportedly rather loose. In the story conferences which determined the contents of the film, Palmer would suggest adding "a funny piece of business", a visual gag. He failed to specify the use of anything particularly funny. According to later interviews with Bernard B. Brown and Bob Clampett, Palmer's original version of the film was virtually devoid of gags. The Warner Bros. studio rejected this version and the film had to be reworked extensively.[2] Barrier considers the finished film, with gags added, to also have been "desperately unfunny". The gags were neither as well conceived, nor as well executed as those found in the animated short films of Disney.[2]

Palmer was fired by Schlesinger after Warner Bros. rejected the cartoons that he had produced.[4] Friz Freleng was called in to rework Palmer's cartoons and ultimately replaced him as the studio's head director. Palmer's initial replacement as director, however, was Earl Duvall.[2]

After leaving Warner Bros., Palmer worked at the Van Beuren Studio until it folded in 1936. He briefly returned to Disney where he worked on the cartoon The Old Mill. His final credited work was as an animation director for the feature film Gulliver's Travels (1939) at Fleischer Studios.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "1931 Disney Staff Caricatures & Profiles – pt 4". 26 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Barrier (2003), Warner Bros., pp. unnumbered pages
  3. ^ Warner Bros. Cartoon Releases - 1933
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-11-03. Retrieved 2007-11-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Anthony Pipolo known professionally as Tom Palmer was an Italian American animator and short film director who was active in the 1930s and worked at several animation studios He was born with the surname of Pipolo but changed his name to Palmer One of his brothers Frank Pipolo was a decorated New York City police officer Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksCareer EditBorn in New York City 1 Palmer s first animation credits occurred at the Winkler Studio in 1928 which made Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons Palmer moved over to Universal Pictures cartoon studio run by Walter Lantz which took over the Oswald series in 1929 By the early 1930s he was working at Walt Disney Productions He was lured by Leon Schlesinger to work as an animation director at his newly formed Leon Schlesinger Productions animation studio which made cartoons for Warner Bros By June 1933 Palmer was named the production manager and main director of the studio with Jack King as the head animator Among the staff were two former associates of Palmer from Disney animators Paul Fennell and Bill Mason 2 According to animation historian Michael Barrier Schlesinger placed former Disney animators in charge of the studio in hopes of effectively competing with the Disney studio 2 The first task for the new studio staff was finding a new continuing character to replace Bosko as the star of the Looney Tunes series Barrier credits Palmer with introducing Buddy to serve as the intended replacement Like Bosko and Mickey Mouse Buddy had a girlfriend and a pet dog as supporting characters He was more recognizably human than either of his predecessors a prepubescent boy He was more reminiscent of the boy protagonists of contemporary comic strips such as Out Our Way 2 Palmer s only two credited Warner Bros cartoons were 1933 s Buddy s Day Out and I ve Got to Sing a Torch Song 3 Palmer s approach in directing Buddy s Day Out was reportedly rather loose In the story conferences which determined the contents of the film Palmer would suggest adding a funny piece of business a visual gag He failed to specify the use of anything particularly funny According to later interviews with Bernard B Brown and Bob Clampett Palmer s original version of the film was virtually devoid of gags The Warner Bros studio rejected this version and the film had to be reworked extensively 2 Barrier considers the finished film with gags added to also have been desperately unfunny The gags were neither as well conceived nor as well executed as those found in the animated short films of Disney 2 Palmer was fired by Schlesinger after Warner Bros rejected the cartoons that he had produced 4 Friz Freleng was called in to rework Palmer s cartoons and ultimately replaced him as the studio s head director Palmer s initial replacement as director however was Earl Duvall 2 After leaving Warner Bros Palmer worked at the Van Beuren Studio until it folded in 1936 He briefly returned to Disney where he worked on the cartoon The Old Mill His final credited work was as an animation director for the feature film Gulliver s Travels 1939 at Fleischer Studios Filmography EditOzzie of the Circus Short animator 1929 Nutty Notes Short animator 1929 Snow Use Short animator 1929 Hurdy Gurdy animator 1929 Amature Nite Short animator 1929 Pussy Willie Short animator 1929 Cold Turkey Short animator 1929 Permanent Wave animator 1929 Oil s Well animator 1929 Alpine Antics director 1929 Yanky Clippers director 1929 Kounty Fair animator 1930 Broadway Folly animator 1930 Chilly Con Carmen animator 1930 Kounty Fair animator 1930 Playful Pan animator 1930 Pioneer Days animator 1930 Winter animator 1930 The Picnic animator 1930 The Gorilla Mystery animator 1930 Midnight in a Toy Shop animator 1930 The Fire Fighters animator 1930 Frolicking Fish animator 1930 Cannibal Capers animator 1930 Monkey Melodies animator 1930 The Chain Gang animator 1930 Night animator 1930 The Birthday Party animator 1931 Birds of a Feather animator 1931 Traffic Troubles animator 1931 Mother Goose Melodies animator 1931 The Beach Party animator 1931 Fishin Around animator 1931 Blue Rhythm animator 1931 Mickey Cuts Up animator 1931 Mickey s Orphans animator 1931 The Klondike Kid animator 1932 Mickey in Arabia animator 1932 Just Dogs animator 1932 Flowers and Trees animator 1932 Trader Mickey animator 1932 The Whoopee Party animator 1932 Babes in the Woods animator 1932 Santa s Workshop animator 1932 Mickey s Good Deed animator 1932 Bugs in Love animator 1932 Mickey Plays Papa animator 1932 The Mail Pilot Short animator 1932 Mickey s Mellerdrammer animator 1932 The Mad Doctor animator 1933 Building a Building animator 1933 Buddy s Day Out director 1933 I ve Got to Sing a Torch Song director 1933 The Golden Touch animator 1935 Three Little Wolves animator 1936 Neptune Nonsense animator 1936 Mickey s Amateurs animator 1937 The Old Mill animator 1937 Mickey s Trailer animator 1938 Mickey s Parrot animator 1938 Gulliver s Travels animator 1939 References Edit 1931 Disney Staff Caricatures amp Profiles pt 4 26 April 2013 a b c d e f Barrier 2003 Warner Bros pp unnumbered pages Warner Bros Cartoon Releases 1933 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2007 11 03 Retrieved 2007 11 29 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Sources EditBarrier Michael 2003 Warner Bros 1933 1940 Hollywood Cartoons American Animation in Its Golden Age Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0199839223External links EditTom Palmer at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Palmer animator amp oldid 1116082147, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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