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Carl Urbano
Carl Urbano (December 20, 1910 – October 16, 2003) was an American animator and director, best remembered for the promotional animated short ''A Is for Atom'' (1953) which promotes atomic energy. Life During the 1950s, Carl would be found directing for John Sutherland Productions, directing theatrical quality cartoons for industry. Later in his career, he was at H-B directing under supervisor Ray Patterson at Hanna-Barbera Productions. Some of his directing credits at Hanna-Barbera include: *''Godzilla'' (1978–1979) *'' Scooby's All Stars'' (1978) Season 2 *'' Challenge of the Super Friends'' (1978) *''Yogi's Space Race'' (1978) *''Buford and the Galloping Ghost'' (1979) *''The New Fred and Barney Show'' (1979) *'' Fred and Barney Meet the Thing'' (1979) *''Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo'' (1979–1980) *'' Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' (1979) *'' The Flintstones' New Neighbors'' (1980) *''The Smurfs'' (1981) *'' The Flintstone Kids'' (1986–1988) *''Tom & Jerry Kids ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Is For Atom
''A Is for Atom'' (1953) is a 14-minute promotional animated short documentary film created by John Sutherland and sponsored by General Electric (GE). The short documentary, which is now in the public domain, explains what an atom is, how nuclear energy is released from certain kinds of atoms, the peacetime uses of nuclear power, and the by-products of nuclear fission. The film is Sutherland's most-decorated film, having won numerous honors at film festivals. The film also received a theatrical release, opening at the Pantages and Hillstreet Theatres in Los Angeles on July 2, 1953. The distributor was Al O. Bondy, who made the short available for free.''Boxoffice Barometer'', Jan. 30, 1954, pg. 145 Synopsis A narrator is relating what is an atom and how atomic energy can be harnessed by man to produce "limitless" energy. Dr. Atom (a caricature with an atom for a head) then explains the similarities between the solar system The Solar System Capitalization of the name varie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |