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In the early years of animation, the studio was home to many of the pioneers of animation, brought there by Walt Disney. It was the site of inspiration for Disney and Ub Iwerks to create Mickey Mouse. Laugh-O-Gram is the subject of two feature films: As Dreamers Do and Walt Before Mickey.
Disney made six more Laugh-O-grams in Kansas City, which all survive, thanks to the remarkable detective work of animation collectors and historians working in collaboration with the Walt Disney Archives, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Library of Congress.
Disney’s history. Photo via ThankYouWaltDisney.org. Occupying nearly 2,500 square feet on the second floor of the building was Disney’s first business, Laugh-O-Gram Studio, where he and fellow animators and friends would begin lifelong careers in animation.
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June 28, 1921. Defunct. November 20, 1923. Fate. Bankruptcy. Headquarters. Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Founder (s) Walt Disney. Key people. Walt Disney. Ub Iwerks. Hugh Harman. Rudolf Ising. Friz Freleng. Carman Maxwell. Predecessor (s) Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists. Successor (s) Walt Disney Animation Studios. The Walt Disney Company.
Laugh-O-Gram Studio was a film studio located on the second floor of the McConahay Building at 1127 East 31st in Kansas City, Missouri. The studio played a role in the early years of animation: it was home to many of the pioneers of animation, brought there by Walt Disney, and is said by some to be the place to have provided Disney with the ...
Jul 16, 2020 · Walt Disney founded Laugh-O-Gram when he was just 19 years old. He’d been commissioned to produce a series of short, animated clips called “Newman’s Laugh-O-Grams” that appeared in...
Thank You Walt Disney, Inc. Non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of Walt Disney’s Laugh-O-gram studio, located in Kansas City, Missouri
