Marc Davis Plays Ball

One of the more unusual baseball collections to appear on eBay consists of balls which have been drawn on by some well-known cartoonists. For example, a drawing of Maleficent from Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" (1959) is by animator Marc Davis, one of Disney's legendary "Nine Old Men." Such baseballs make for unusual novelty items, to say the least.

EBay Listing

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MARC-DAVIS-DISNEY-MALEFICENT-SIGNED-DRAWN-ON-BASEBALL-ORIGINAL-COMIC-ART-WOW-/390925635248?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5b04fbceb0

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Note:  The World Series is in progress. What a perfect time to see more baseball posts!

And let's not forget about Disney animator Marc Davis.

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Cinderella's Slipper

Try this on for size! Cinderella sure is lucky none of her evil stepsisters had tiny feet! This celluloid with original painted background was used in the creation of a lobby card promoting Walt Disney's "Cinderella" (1950). I'm not sure why you would reveal the ending to a movie in this way, but perhaps the audience was already familiar with the tale and needed to be reassured that Walt could provide a happy ending for poor Cinderelly.

Now I had always believed that the famous glass slipper (pantoufle de verre in French) resulted from a mistranslation of fur slipper (pantoufle de vair) when Charles Perrault's version of the fairy tale was published in English. I have now been set straight by snopes.com, a remarkably knowledgeable website which over the years has debunked every cherished urban legend I've ever sworn by. The glass slipper is indeed Perrault's own invention.

Walt Disney Studios, Cel and painted background of Cinderella and the Grand Duke, lobby card promotion for "Cinderella" (1950)
Sotheby's Paris
July 4, 2012

http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2012/bande-dessine-comics/lot.94.html 

Walt Disney Studios, Cel and painted background of Cinderella and the Grand Duke, lobby card promotion for "Cinderella" (1950)
Sotheby's Paris Listing

July 4, 2012

http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2012/bande-dessine-comics/lot.94.html 

Video Still from "Cinderella" Ending 1:09

Image added February 5, 2012

Walt Disney's "Cinderella" (1950) Ending

Video added February 5, 2012

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America Sings

America Sings (1974-1988) was at one time my favorite attraction in Disneyland! It was designed by Marc Davis, and featured the voice of Burl Ives. This is the show that got me really excited about animatronics.  It is now long gone and sorely missed.

America Sings Farewell Performance,

Part 1

America Sings Farewell Performance,

Part 2

Image added July 3, 2014

When the show was scrapped many years too soon, most of the animatronics went to the new attraction Splash Mountain. But nothing new resembling America Sings was created since.

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