Wallace A. Carlson (March 28, 1894 – May 9, 1967) was a pioneering American animator and comic strip artist based in Chicago. Known to his friends as Wally Carlson, he usually signed his work as Wallace Carlson.
Carlson in 1915PLAY: Dreamy Dud – He Resolves Not to Smoke (1915); running time 05:06.PLAY: Dud Leaves Home (1919); running time 04:59.PLAY: How Animated Cartoons Are Made (1919); running time 09:52.PLAY: Andy's Dog Day (1921), which features the character Andy Gump, who is repeatedly harassed by dogs; running time 05:54.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Carlson moved with his family in 1905 to Chicago, where he took a job at the Chicago Inter Ocean newspaper as a copy boy. Soon he was contributing cartoons to the paper. Some time after the newspaper folded, Carlson created his first animated cartoon, Joe Boko Breaking Into the Big League (1914) completely on his own, the same year as Winsor McCay's Gertie the Dinosaur. The success of this short gained the attention of the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, who engaged Carlson to create a series, Canimated Nooz Pictorials, that was combined into their newsreels. At first the character Joe Boko continued from the older subject, but shortly Carlson introduced Dreamy Dud, a winsome lad whose daydreams gets him into various troublesome situations.[1] Carlson's Dreamy Dud pictures remain his best known work in posterity.
In 1917, Carlson began to work for John Randolph Bray and developed other characters, including Otto Luck and Goodrich Dirt, the latter being a short, squat bearded hobo in ragged clothes who seemed to have perpetual bad luck.[2] When Carlson introduced the Us Fellers series at Bray in 1919, it provided him the opportunity to bring back Dreamy Dud, who was the main focus of these subjects.
The Nebbsedit
Carlson took over animating the popular strip The Gumps for Bray in 1919, and while the series was not successful, Carlson struck up a friendship with writer Sol Hess, a close friend to The Gumps' cartoonist Sidney Smith. Carlson's career as animator ended with his last Gumps short, Fatherly Love (1921). In the spring of 1923, he and Hess rolled out The Nebbs, a strip modeled very closely on The Gumps, although Junior Nebb bore an uncanny resemblance to Dreamy Dud. Although not as well remembered today as The Gumps, The Nebbs was an extremely successful strip and ran in more than 500 newspapers, spawning a short-lived radio series in the 1940s.[3]
With Hess' death in 1941, the scripts for The Nebbs were taken over by his daughter, Betsy Hess and her husband, Stanley Baer. They ran another strip called The Toodle Family, and by 1947, The Nebbs had been folded into the newer comic as subsidiary characters. Shortly before that, Carlson had gone into retirement. He died in Chicago in 1967.
Legacyedit
Although Wallace Carlson's early and late careers as a newspaper cartoonist added up to some 30 years of activity, it is for his animation that he is remembered; in just seven years Carlson made over 100 cartoons, albeit short ones of the split-reel variety. Most of these are either lost or otherwise unaccounted for, though several of his titles were circulated in the home 16mm market of the 1920s and 30s and newly discovered ones continue to be located periodically. The earlier, freely drawn Essanay titles tend to be more interesting than later Bray subjects as the recycled cel backdrops and the demand of producing cartoons at the rate which Bray preferred tended to compromise their quality. Nevertheless, Carlson belongs to the first generation of American animators and his work retains considerable interest in its close visual relationship to comic strip art and imaginative flights of fancy, particularly in the Dreamy Dud series.
Confirmed extant filmsedit
Dreamy Dud. He Resolves Not to Smoke (1915)
Dreamy Dud Sees Charlie Chaplin (1915)
Otto Luck to the Rescue (1917)
Goodrich Dirt, Cow Puncher (1918)
Goodrich Dirt, the Cop (1918)
Goodrich Dirt, Coin Collector (1918)
Goodrich Dirt, Hypnotist (1919)
Goodrich Dirt Sleeps and Spot Goes Romeo-ing (1919)
Dud, the Circus Performer (1919)
Ol' Swimming Hole (1919)
Dud's Home Run (1919)
Dud Leaves Home (1919)
A Chip Off the Old Block (1919)
Dud, the Lion Tamer (1920)
Wim and Wiggor (1920)
Mixing Business with Pleasure (1920)
Andy's Cow (1921)
At least one unidentified Gumps short (1920–1921)
Referencesedit
^Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 26. ISBN0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 29. ISBN0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
"How Animated Films Are Made", a 1919 silent film by The Bray Studios, starring Wallace Carlson on YouTube
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Wallace A Carlson March 28 1894 May 9 1967 was a pioneering American animator and comic strip artist based in Chicago Known to his friends as Wally Carlson he usually signed his work as Wallace Carlson Carlson in 1915 source source source source PLAY Dreamy Dud He Resolves Not to Smoke 1915 running time 05 06 source source source source PLAY Dud Leaves Home 1919 running time 04 59 source source source source source track track PLAY How Animated Cartoons Are Made 1919 running time 09 52 source source source source source PLAY Andy s Dog Day 1921 which features the character Andy Gump who is repeatedly harassed by dogs running time 05 54 Contents 1 Biography 2 The Nebbs 3 Legacy 4 Confirmed extant films 5 References 6 Sources 7 Further reading 8 External linksBiography editBorn in St Louis Missouri Carlson moved with his family in 1905 to Chicago where he took a job at the Chicago Inter Ocean newspaper as a copy boy Soon he was contributing cartoons to the paper Some time after the newspaper folded Carlson created his first animated cartoon Joe Boko Breaking Into the Big League 1914 completely on his own the same year as Winsor McCay s Gertie the Dinosaur The success of this short gained the attention of the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company who engaged Carlson to create a series Canimated Nooz Pictorials that was combined into their newsreels At first the character Joe Boko continued from the older subject but shortly Carlson introduced Dreamy Dud a winsome lad whose daydreams gets him into various troublesome situations 1 Carlson s Dreamy Dud pictures remain his best known work in posterity In 1917 Carlson began to work for John Randolph Bray and developed other characters including Otto Luck and Goodrich Dirt the latter being a short squat bearded hobo in ragged clothes who seemed to have perpetual bad luck 2 When Carlson introduced the Us Fellers series at Bray in 1919 it provided him the opportunity to bring back Dreamy Dud who was the main focus of these subjects The Nebbs editCarlson took over animating the popular strip The Gumps for Bray in 1919 and while the series was not successful Carlson struck up a friendship with writer Sol Hess a close friend to The Gumps cartoonist Sidney Smith Carlson s career as animator ended with his last Gumps short Fatherly Love 1921 In the spring of 1923 he and Hess rolled out The Nebbs a strip modeled very closely on The Gumps although Junior Nebb bore an uncanny resemblance to Dreamy Dud Although not as well remembered today as The Gumps The Nebbs was an extremely successful strip and ran in more than 500 newspapers spawning a short lived radio series in the 1940s 3 With Hess death in 1941 the scripts for The Nebbs were taken over by his daughter Betsy Hess and her husband Stanley Baer They ran another strip called The Toodle Family and by 1947 The Nebbs had been folded into the newer comic as subsidiary characters Shortly before that Carlson had gone into retirement He died in Chicago in 1967 Legacy editAlthough Wallace Carlson s early and late careers as a newspaper cartoonist added up to some 30 years of activity it is for his animation that he is remembered in just seven years Carlson made over 100 cartoons albeit short ones of the split reel variety Most of these are either lost or otherwise unaccounted for though several of his titles were circulated in the home 16mm market of the 1920s and 30s and newly discovered ones continue to be located periodically The earlier freely drawn Essanay titles tend to be more interesting than later Bray subjects as the recycled cel backdrops and the demand of producing cartoons at the rate which Bray preferred tended to compromise their quality Nevertheless Carlson belongs to the first generation of American animators and his work retains considerable interest in its close visual relationship to comic strip art and imaginative flights of fancy particularly in the Dreamy Dud series Confirmed extant films editDreamy Dud He Resolves Not to Smoke 1915 Dreamy Dud Sees Charlie Chaplin 1915 Otto Luck to the Rescue 1917 Goodrich Dirt Cow Puncher 1918 Goodrich Dirt the Cop 1918 Goodrich Dirt Coin Collector 1918 Goodrich Dirt Hypnotist 1919 Goodrich Dirt Sleeps and Spot Goes Romeo ing 1919 Dud the Circus Performer 1919 Ol Swimming Hole 1919 Dud s Home Run 1919 Dud Leaves Home 1919 A Chip Off the Old Block 1919 Dud the Lion Tamer 1920 Wim and Wiggor 1920 Mixing Business with Pleasure 1920 Andy s Cow 1921 At least one unidentified Gumps short 1920 1921 References edit Lenburg Jeff 1999 The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons Checkmark Books p 26 ISBN 0 8160 3831 7 Retrieved 6 June 2020 Lenburg Jeff 1999 The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons Checkmark Books p 29 ISBN 0 8160 3831 7 Retrieved 6 June 2020 ToonopediaSources editDonald Crafton Before Mickey University of Chicago Press 1993 Jeff Lenburg Who s Who in Animated Cartoons Applause 2006 Further reading editKevin Scott Collier Dreamy Dud Wallace A Carlson s Animation Classic CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2017 ISBN 1973774712External links editDreamy Dud He Resolves Not to Smoke 1915 Dud Leaves Home 1919 The Nebbs Lambiek Wallace Carlson at IMDb Library of Congress How Animated Films Are Made a 1919 silent film by The Bray Studios starring Wallace Carlson on YouTube Ink Slinger Profiles by Alex Jay Wally Carlson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wallace Carlson amp oldid 1194005216, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
