Comments on: 1950 UPA Crew Photo

by: Randy Singer

Wed, 28 May 2008 04:49:53 +0100

Is George Singer in that picture? I guess he cameto UPA a bit later

by: Mary Schnerk Lincoln

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 22:13:19 +0100

It was great to see a picture of my dad at UPA. It is very exciting to be able to read about the history of animation on your site. I was touched by Micheal Sporn’s comment about the first scene my dad (Jack Schnerk), animated in Gerald McBoing Boing. That was a story I never heard. I remember going to the studios in New York with my dad and meeting so many of the animators mentioned on this site including Michael Sporn. It brings back alot of good memories.

by: Amid

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 11:52:52 +0000

Corny wasn’t at UPA at the time. I think he worked there in the late-1950s or early-1960s (perhaps on some of the Saperstein Magoos and Dick Tracys). But he’s definitely not in the two photos I posted.

by: Fitzgerald Gonzalez

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:34:48 +0000

Wonder where Corny Cole is?

by: Jenny

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 18:18:40 +0000

Thanks, Amid–I wonder if Ruth Kissane ever worked at UPA? She was a teacher in “motion graphics” at CalArts in 87-90 and I took her class for a lark; she was a fascinating person–a trumpet player also–who worked on the first Peanuts/ Melendez specials, so I wonder if she went back a bit further…she died too young, not too long after I left school.
As for that doppelganger for Lou–I should have clicked the photo to enlarge it before I made that call! I’m afraid Lou is much less like that fellow than I thought…he’s going to be at your shindig next weekend, yes? Can’t wait for that–it’s going to be fun, I’m sure.

by: Amid

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:36:59 +0000

Michael - I’ll try to do a report…if anything exciting happens.

Jenny - The only woman I can identify in the photo is Mary Cain, in the very front, right, wearing the dark outfit. She was the head of the ink and paint department. I believe all the other women in this photo were ink and paint and production personnel. Shortly after this photo, UPA hired two women artists - Michi Kataoka, who did background painting, and Sterling Sturtevant, who became one of the studio’s primary designers. They hired a number of other women artists in the mid-1950s. That’s funny that the one guy looks like Lou. He wasn’t an artist, I think a cameraman or some other type of production person.

by: jenny

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 12:54:10 +0000

What a fantastic picture! Of course I can’t help looking at the women and wondering who they are. ; )
Is that very dark-haired gal to the immediate left(our left)of the tall guy in the bow tie Faith Hubley? Who’s the artistic-looking blonde?!
Then there’s a guy in the back/left side in a white knit shirt who could be Lou Romano’s dad(or Lou himself in a Twilight Zone episode, which, now I mention it, would make a lot of sense…hmmmm)?
Cool!

by: Michael Sporn

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 06:49:21 +0000

A great photo. Thanks for posting it. I wish I could be in LA next week for the UPA show. (Believe me, I’ve thought of flying out for it, but it’s not practical.) I hope you’ll post a long report on it.

Michael