Animation Fun Facts for March 23, 2013

Birthdays: US Vice President Schuyler Colfax, Akira Kurosawa, Joan Crawford, Dr Werner Von Braun, Juan Gris, Chaka Khan, Paul Grimault, Sidney Hillman Jack Ruby, Joan Collins, Eric Fromm, Fanny Farmer, Catherine Keener is 54, Hope Davis is 49 1936- Ollie Johnston got a job as Fred Moore’s assistant at the Walt Disney Studio. 1957- Art Clokey's "Gumby" Show. 2003- Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film, Beating out Lilo & Stitch and Treasure Planet. 3D Mickey gave the shorts oscar to the Chubb-Chubbs.