Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: October 5, 1944

An undated photo by Carmen Maxwell and pilfered from Bill Hanna's book, of the MGM cartoon studio.

The studio was located at the northeast corner of MGM's Lot 2, at Overland and Montana Avenues.

The building is long gone, as is Montana Ave. for that matter (it's now called Palm Court Way.) Lot 2 is now the location of the Culver City Senior Center and a housing development with streets named after some MGM stars. See it from space here.

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: August 3, 1944

A few of the many roles played by Keye Luke:

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: July 26 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: March 27, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: January 28, 1944

Carmen Maxwell at MGM

The note's signature, C.G.M., stands for Carmen G. "Max" Maxwell. Max was at this time the production manager at the MGM cartoon studio.