While I try to find some time to work up some longer posts, here are a couple interesting photos that I thought would be fun to share. First, a photo of the three main UPA directors in 1951, after winning the Oscar for GERALD MCBOING BOING. From left to right: Bobe Cannon, John Hubley, studio prez Steve Bosustow, Pete Burness, and (I think) UPA’s publicist Charles Daggett.
And a photo of Magoo director Pete Burness (left) and Steve Bosustow. They are holding a certificate from the Motion Picture Herald, which says that Mister Magoo was one of the top ten money-making short subject series of 1952.
Pointing out the obvious, Steve Bosustow looks like Walt Disney
Comment by Jose Smith — April 20, 2006 @ 6:42 am
Interesting how Bosustow & Burness look happy but the rest don’t seem to be in on the joke.
Comment by Michael Sporn — April 20, 2006 @ 9:44 am
My father, David Hilberman, co-founded UPA. He sold the company to Steve Bosustow. Steve’s son Tee Bosustow is doing a retrospective on UPA and would love input from fans (bosumedia@yahoo.com).
I would love DVDs of any animation from Tempo Productions, which David also co-founded.
Comment by Dan Hilberman — August 8, 2006 @ 8:48 pm
Commenting on my dad looking like Walt Disney … when he was working at Disney’s he drove a Packard, the big expensive car of the day, although his he got cheap from my Uncle, but that’s another story. Anyway, I was told that Disney and my dad, where the only ones who drove Packards, so the look-alike problem extended to the cars as well.
Comment by Tee Bosustow — August 8, 2006 @ 9:16 pm
hello tee: my father was abe liss who started the ny branch of upa. my 90 yr old mother mentioned you called her and that she had no info for your documentary (?) i do have info, if you still need it. there is a pix of the upa start up ny studio staff which is in gene deitch’s book. there’s a pix of my father and staff that you can google. please contact me if there’s anything you need. best, carla liss or call me 415 282 9925
Comment by carla liss — January 18, 2007 @ 2:45 pm
hello tee: my father was abe liss who started the ny branch of upa. my 90 yr old mother mentioned you called her and that she had no info for your documentary (?) i do have info, if you still need it. there is a pix of the upa start up ny studio staff which is in gene deitch’s book. there’s a pix of my father and staff that you can google. please contact me if there’s anything you need. best, carla liss or call me 415 282 9925
Comment by carla liss — January 18, 2007 @ 2:46 pm