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Doc Britto <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:54:55 +0100
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Hello,
> As many of you may know, there are dozens and dozens of biographies on
> Walt Disney.
I have read Marc Eliot's, where he details the financial deals for
producing Mickey Mouse films in the 30's, along with more information
about Disney's first feature films. As far as it is noted in Eliot's
book, Walt Disney never applied for any kind of private/foundation grant
or government art funding for his cartoon production in the 30s and
40s. Can anyone confirm this? Was there any such funding available for
producing cartoons at the time? Or were cartoon studios always obliged
to find a funding strategy solely based on returns from
sales/distribution/merchandising?

When I say government funding, I'm not asking about government
commissions for cartoons for the American military, such as during WWII,
but simply government money given to an artist so that they can use it
to pursue their art freely.

> Thank you in advance for any more information.
>
> V. Britto
>
>

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