Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

What Makes Johnny Laugh? Interview with Milton Caniff

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  • National Cartoonists Society Living Library, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, The Ohio State University

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Title
  • What Makes Johnny Laugh? Interview with Milton Caniff
Alternative Title
  • Milton Caniff Interview
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Date Created
  • May 17, 1962
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Summary
  • Allen Saunders introduces an edited version of Crawford's interview with Caniff on SPEC.CGA.NCS.LL1.019. Crawford interviews Milton Caniff about his training and how he began his career as a cartoonist. Unlike other cartoonists in this interview series, Caniff is adamant that formal art training was important to him. He also discusses storytelling, his time at Ohio State, the Landon correspondence course, trends in cartooning, his work habits, and his greatest influence, Noel Sickles.
Description
  • Transcript is a composite of the produced interview and the full length interview. For full interview, see Related URL.
  • Sound quality good.
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Call Number
  • SPEC.CGA.NCS.LL  
Item Identifier
  • SPEC.CGA.NCS.LL1.013
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Source
  • Digitized from Reel 13, National Cartoonists Society Living Library, SPEC.CGA.NCS.LL (b6531804), Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Ohio State University

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Extent
  • Duration: 00:14:36
Medium
  • 1/4 inch audio tape
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Access Rights
  • Users may access the recordings on site in an Ohio State University Libraries’ reading room.
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  • This item, made available for research and educational purposes, may be protected by copyright; the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.

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