Charles Solomon (animation historian)

Charles Solomon is an American animation historian, author, and film critic who wrote multiple books about Disney animation and other animated works.[1][2]

Education

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Solomon attended University of California Los Angeles for his bachelor's and master's degrees in European cultural history.[3]

Accolades

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Enchanted Drawings, Solomon's 1989 book on the history of American animation,[4] was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and was also nominated for a National Book Critics’ Circle Award (a first for a film book).[5]

Film criticism

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Solomon has written about the subject for NPR,[1] Variety,[1] Rolling Stone[1] and The New York Times.[6]

Solomon, writing for the Los Angeles Times in 1986, listed his picks for the best animated films of the 1980s:[7]

Selected bibliography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Charles Solomon". Animation Is Film. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  2. ^ Amidi, Amid (2006-03-18). "Charles Solomon on Talky Cartoons". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  3. ^ a b Ward, Jess Salafia (2020-12-21). "The Disney Princess: Interview with Charles Solomon". LaughingPlace.com. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  4. ^ Why Cartoons Are Forever : ENCHANTED DRAWINGS: The History of Animation by Charles Solomon - Los Angeles Times
  5. ^ "UCLA Animation Workshop | Charles Solomon". Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  6. ^ Solomon, Charles (2023-08-29). "'One Piece' Creator Hopes to Defy 'a History of Failure'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  7. ^ Solomon, Charles (1986-07-27). "MOVIES OF THE '80s : ANIMATION : MICE DREAMS". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  8. ^ Los Angeles Film Critics Association
  9. ^ CNN - Chatpage - Interview with Charles Solomon
  10. ^ Noyer, Jérémie (2013-12-09). "Author Charles Solomon puts the chill to us with The Art Of Frozen". Animated Views. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  11. ^ Tale as Old as Time by Charles Solomon - Disney Books
  12. ^ Walt Disney's Nine Old Men|Book by Don Hahn, Charles Solomon|Simon & Schuster
  13. ^ The Art of Wolfwalkers preview teases the artistic blend of new animated fantasy film - Yahoo Finance
  14. ^ "An Animated Life". UCLA. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  15. ^ Schley, Matt (2022-09-01). "Step into the animated world of Mamoru Hosoda with 'The Man Who Leapt Through Film'". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
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