In November of 2008, Will Finn, Mike Fontanelli, JoJo Baptista, Michael Woodside and [Stephen Worth] were treated to nearly three hours of fabulous stories from Bob Givens relating to his half century in the animation business.
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You’ll notice that the kinds of stories that Bob relates here are quite different from what you might have read. When I first met Bob, I asked him if he had read any of the books written on the subject of animation history. He was blunt. “A lot of it is bologna. Those books are written by people who weren’t there… people who have never set foot in an animation studio.” This is a sentiment that I’ve heard expressed by a lot of the "old timers" I’ve had the privilege of being able to speak to. But Bob may be the last one left. We’re all lucky to have this opportunity to virtually sit at the feet of a "golden age" animator and hear about his experiences in his own words.
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