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Donovan "Don" Tobin (b. 1916) was an American animator and cartoonist. He was known for the comic strip The Little Woman.[1]
Biography[edit]
He was born in Austin, Texas. Tobin attended the University of California and graduated in 1936. [2]
Animation[edit]
By the early 1940s Tobin was working for Disney.[2] As an animator, he worked on such full length features as Bambi, Dumbo, Pinocchio, and the Fantasia "Rite of Spring" segment.[3] [4] In 1941 he also helped animate the following shorts: Donald Duck's "Golden Eggs," Mickey Mouse's "The Nifty Nineties" and "Pluto's Playmate." He also worked on shorts released the following year: "Donald's Snow Fight," "Pluto Junior" and Goofy's "Olympic Champ." [4] Like other animators, Tobin left Disney after its strike in 1941.[2]
He also animated U.S. Navy training films for three years.[2]
Cartoons[edit]
Tobin began drawing cartoons, after leaving animation. He drew gag and magazine cartoons for several publications, including Collier's magazine, Ladies' Home Journal and the Saturday Evening Post. [1]
Tobin created the comic strip The Little Woman in 1953 and it was syndicated by King Features Syndicate. The strip featured a housewife named Emily Butterworth and her husband Herbert. Tobin was inspired by his mother-in-law for the strip's main character. The book The Little Woman was published in 1965. [5]
He was also part of the group of cartoonist working in Laguna Beach, California. The group included John Dempsey, the Interlandi brothers, Ed Nofziger and Virgil Partch.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Don Tobin Cartoons Syracuse University, 19 May 2011, Retrieved 5/18/2011
- ^ a b c d e Lambiek Comiclopedia Lambiek.net, 29 December 2006, Retrieved 5/18/2011
- ^ Fantasia Answers Corporation, 2011, Retrieved 5/18/11
- ^ a b Don Tobin Imdb.com, Inc. 2011 Retrieved 5/18/2011 Cite error: The named reference "Don Tobin" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ The Little Woman World Cat, 2011, Retrieved 5/18/2011
External links[edit]
- Don Tobin on IMDB.com
- Don Tobin Cartoons at Syracuse University (primary source material)
- Eli Stein Cartoons blog post about Don Tobin
- Disney Strike of 1941 and How It Changed Animation by Tom Sito
Category:American cartoonists Category:Year of death unknown Category:People from Austin, Texas