Animation Scoop <http://www.animationscoop.com/r-i-p-yellow-submarine-producer-al-brodax-1926-2016/>, NY Times <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/movies/al-brodax-who-steered-the-beatles-yellow-submarine-to-the-screen-dies-at-90.html?_r=0> (links): After fighting in WWII and working on pioneering shows such as "Omnibus" for William Morris, he became etched into the memories of many a young kid as the head of King Features Syndicate's cartoons-for-TV operation ("Popeye," "Snuffy Smith", "Beetle Bailey", even "The Beatles")... his efforts with the Fab Four's tunes led them to make him producer of their animated smash "Yellow Submarine", which *finally* got them out of a long-dormant film deal with UA... Thanksgiving Day in Connecticut; 90.
(I'd like to know if anything survives of the '60s TV revival of "Blondie" referred to in the Times piece... I recall that KFS repackaged the '30s and '40s flicks with Penny "Jane Jetson" Singleton for TV around that same time...) B -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
