Legendary "Little Golden Books" Artist Mel Crawford Passes

If you owned or read any picture books when you were a child, or had kids who did from the 1950s on up, you more than likely have seen his work. One of the most prolific children's book artists of all time passed away on Monday, February 23rd. He was 89.
Best-known for his renderings of  numerous Disney and Hanna-Barbera characters such as Yogi Bear, Magilla Gorilla, The Flintsones and more, he rendered hundreds of books, covers, and comic book covers for Whitman Publishing's "Little Golden Books" and the associated "Gold Key Comics".
Many books still in print today contain his work.
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R.I.P. GARY OWENS, The Voice of SPACE GHOST

Famed announcer GARY OWENS, who emceed Laugh-In and numerous game shows, has passed away at age 80, according to Variety. To ME, he is most memorable as SPACE GHOST, as well as a myriad of other cartoon voices for Hanna-Barbera and Walt Disney.
 Read the article HERE.

Google 'FLINTSTONES' Doodle Celebrates Iconic Cartoon's 50th Anniversary

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"The Flintstones" was the first, and the longest running, animated situation comedy shown in prime-time television, according to the Museum of Broadcast Communications. It debuted on ABC in September 1960 and was modeled after "The Honeymooners." It was not actually branded as "children's programming" until NBC started re-airing it in 1967. It broke ground because cartoons in that era typically only lasted a few minutes; this was the first show to stretch one story into a full half hour.