Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 30, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 29, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 28, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 27, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 26, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 25, 1944

Tex Avery goofs on Spence's diary with Heck Allen and an artist, probably from Avery's crew, identified only as "Dog."

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 24, 1944

Probable location of the drawing on the Spence house today.

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 23, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 22, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 21, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 20, 1944

From the March 1997 issue of Local 839's The Pegboard:

1985 Golden Award winner JERRY HATHCOCK died on March 8, 1997 at the age of eighty-four. From 1934 until his retirement in 1977, he worked as an animator, director and producer at Iwerks, Disney, Harman, UPA, Hanna-Barbera, Filmfair and Quartet.



Hathcock was a charter member of Local 839 -- one of the signers of the original petition that led to the founding of Local 839 in 1952. With his passing, only four of the original twenty-one charter members remain.

A partial filmography for Jerry Hathcock can be found at IMDB, while a list of 1301 cartoons he worked on is the result of a search on The Big Cartoon Database.

Belated birthday greetings are in order for son Bob who was born on the 19th.

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 19, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 18, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 17, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 16, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 15, 1944

Based on previous drawings, and a couple of wild guesses, I think that the people seated around the table are, clockwise from Spence: Leo Harris, Carmen Maxwell, Joe Barbera, Michael Lah, a generous Bill Hanna (maybe) and Harvey Eisenberg.

A matchbook from Edwards' restaurant, currently available on ebay.

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 14, 1944

Some background on the invasion of Peleliu (Palau) here. There's a first person account here.

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 13, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 12, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 11, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 10, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 9, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 8, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 7, 1944

"Mouse in Manhattan" would be released ten months from this date, on July 7, 1945.

Screen captures are from this blog.

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 6, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 5, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 4, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 3, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 2, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 1, 1944