tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post8782533779605682584..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Mel Shaw, 1914-2012Steve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-84673335687717174622012-11-27T17:28:30.298-08:002012-11-27T17:28:30.298-08:00End of an era. The Disney that once was...is no mo...End of an era. The Disney that once was...is no more.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-46791462314255953802012-11-26T19:28:20.619-08:002012-11-26T19:28:20.619-08:00I worked with Mel in the 1970s and 1980s, and he w...I worked with Mel in the 1970s and 1980s, and he was one talented artist. The title sequence of "The Rescuers" was built on his artwork, and he had strong input with the story of "The Fox and the Hound."<br /><br />And Mel was among the first artists to work on "Bambi." He once regaled me with tales of how the "Bambi" unit was one of the first set up after "Snow White," working in an apartment building near the Hyperion studio. Mel was one of the key artists (among the first nine hired) who developed the "look" of the picture.Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.com