[78-L] Gene Deitch & Howdy-Doody + ME

[Michael Biel]

Steve Ramm wrote:
> Speaking of HD (Howdy Doody), long before internet and even cassette tapes, I wrote to Bob Smith (living in FL) and asked if he has any recordings of the audio of the TV show. He wrote me that he had only a few and was coming to near Philly soon to do a nostalgia show (this is in late 60s - early 70s. He offereed to have his engineer make me a RTR tape of it for $25.00 if I promised not to share it. I sent him the money and he delivered it when he came to area for his show. I have it SOMEWHERE.  (My 15 minutes of fame with Buffalo Bob")   Steve
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Well, if that is your 15 minutes of fame, I have 45 minutes because I 
met and talked with Buffalo Bob twice (in Columbia, Missouri and Paramus 
NJ) and one of my college chums was at the first show Bob did at the U 
of Pa, arranged the show at Temple soon after, and continued to be a 
close friend of Bob -- who actually gave him a few of the kines.  I 
supplied both of them with two hours of the Howdy Doody radio show, 
which was a separate production from the TV show.  I wouldn't be 
surprised if what Bob gave you is the audio of the program he showed at 
the nostalgia shows.  It would probably match one of the shows on the 
DVDs that have been released in the past few years. 

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com 
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>> From: soundthink at live.com
>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>> Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 10:23:03 -0700
>> Subject: [78-L] Gene Deitch & Howdy-Doody
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>> Gene Deitch, whose "Cat" cartoons satirized (and some say defined) jazz record collectors in "The Record Changer" magazine, is in the news. Apparently, in 1953, Deitch produced an animated short "Howdy Doody & his Magic Hat," whose negative was ordered destroyed by Buffalo Bob Smith. The short was Deitch's first directorial effort, but he hasn't seen it in 57 years. A print was discovered and it will be screened at the CineFamily Silent Movie Theater in Los Angeles tomorrow evening. Deitch, now 85, is delighted by the discovery. He is living in Prague, Czechoslovakia, where he has lived since 1960. 
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>> Cary Ginell
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Gene's a good friend and we correspond regularly. Remember he is the guy who created  the cartoon Tom Terriffic for TV in the 1950s.

 

His sons are also well known cartoonists.