Carl Fallberg | |
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| Born | Carl Robert Fallberg (1915-09-11)September 11, 1915 Cleveland, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | May 9, 1996(1996-05-09) (aged 80) Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, cartoonist |
| Years active | 1935–1990 |
| Employer(s) | Disney Studios,Hanna-Barbera |
| Spouse(s) | Bertha "Becky" Fallberg (née Dorner) (June 10, 1923 – October 9, 2007)[1] |
| Children | Carla Larissa Fallberg |
| Parent(s) | Carl Fallberg (Sr.) Gunhild Fallberg (née Sjöstedt) |
Carl Robert Fallberg (September 11, 1915 – May 9, 1996) was a writer and cartoonist known for his work on animated feature films and TV cartoons forDisney Studios,Hanna-Barbera, and Warner Brothers. He also wrote comic books forDell Comics,Western Publishing, andGold Key Comics.[2]
Carl Robert Fallberg was born in Cleveland, Tennessee on September 11, 1915, to Carl Fallberg (Sr.) and Gunhild Fallberg (née Sjöstedt), who taught music at the Centenary College Conservatory in Cleveland, Tennessee from 1910 to 1917.[3] Carl was the middle of three children, with an older sister, Lisa Lina "Dixie," and a younger sister, Elinor Faith. The family moved to Chicago, and in 1930, his mother died.
Carl attendedNicholas Senn High School in Chicago, Illinois. In 1934, he sent a letter with samples of his gag ideas and artwork to Walt Disney, seeking employment. On his third attempt, he was offered a job and began working for Walt Disney Studios in 1935 (then located at 2719 Hyperion Avenue in Hollywood, California).
Carl and his sister Elinor (1923-2014) lived in a rooming house at 3021 Angus Street, a few blocks from the Hyperion Studios. There, he met his future wife, Becky Dorner, the daughter of the family who owned the rooming house. During World War II, Elinor and Becky worked at Disney Studios while Carl served in theU.S. Marines at Quantico, Virginia as part of the Marine Corps film unit.[4][5]
Becky and Carl married at the First Unitarian Church in Los Angeles, California, on July 14, 1945, and had one child, Carla Larissa Fallberg, born in 1955. Becky continued to work for Disney Studios, eventually becoming the Manager of the Ink and Paint Department,[5] while Carl worked as a freelance writer and cartoonist for Disney, Hanna Barbera, and several other cartoon studios andcomic bookpublishers companies.
Fallberg's love of narrow-gauge railroads in early mining communities was expressed through his cartoon drawings published in hisFiddletown & Copperopolis gag strip, which appeared inRailroad Magazine.[6] A compilation of his Fiddletown and Copperopolis cartoons was first published as a book"Fiddletown and Copperopolis - The life and times of an uncommon carrier" in 1960 by Hungerford Press. Subsequent editions were published by Heimburger House in 1985, 1998, and 2003.
From his early days at Disney, Carl shared his enthusiasm for Colorado's narrow-gauge railroads withWard Kimball and theGrizzly Flats Railroad,[4] and incorporated the theme into some comic stories he wrote, such as the Mickey Mouse story"The Vanishing Railroad".
Carl Fallberg was a member of theAnimation Guild I.A.T.S.E. Local 839.
Fallberg began working at Disney Studios in 1935. Early in his career, he worked as an assistant director and storyman on the Disney animated featuresSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs,Fantasia, andBambi.[2]
He transitioned to working onDisney comic books for Dell Publishing and was noted for scripting many of theMickey Mouse serials illustrated byPaul Murry that appeared inWalt Disney's Comics and Stories from the early 1950s to 1962. During this time, Fallberg and Murry produced almost all of those serials in Walt Disney Comics and Stories. After 1962, Murry frequently worked with other writers, but collaborations between him and Fallberg would occasionally appear until 1973.
Besides his work with Murry, Fallberg also freelanced, writing and illustrating Disney comic books featuringLi'l Bad Wolf,Jiminy Cricket,Professor Ludwig Von Drake,Scrooge McDuck,Mickey Mouse,Donald Duck,Gyro Gearloose,Goofy,Chip 'n' Dale, and many others. From 1963 to 1989, Carl also wrote scripts for theDisney Studio Program, and from 1974 to 1985, he wrote scripts for the comic stripsWalt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales (Sunday) and theDisney Christmas Story daily strips that appeared each December. The last comic book story Carl wrote for Disney was"Goofy the Kid" in 1990.[2]
Carl's "special" Disney projects included writing the promotional comicsAdventure in Disneyland (1955) for Richfield Oil andMickey and Goofy Explore Energy (1976) for Exxon, which he later redesigned to promote the Epcot Universe of Energy attraction. He wrote theSears Winnie the Pooh Coloring Book in 1975, contributed toThe Wonderful World of Disney (1969–70), aGulf Oil giveaway magazine, and provided the text for two of Whitman'sBig Little Books:Donald Duck and the Luck of the Ducks andDonald Duck and the Fabulous Diamond Fountain.[2]
From 1972 through 1981, Carl worked as a storyman and story director on theHanna-Barbera cartoon television shows:Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space,Scooby-Doo,Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids,Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch,The All-New Popeye Hour,Laugh-a-Lympics,The Three Robonic Stooges andThe Kwicky Koala Show.[2][7] Carl also wrote for the Hanna-Barbera comic books of:The Flintstones,Yogi Bear,Huckleberry Hound, andThe Jetsons.
From 1953 through the early 1970s, Carl wrote for theWarner Bros. Animation characters ofBugs Bunny,Daffy Duck,Mary Jane & Sniffles, andSpeedy Gonzales, and was story director forYosemite Sam, Daffy Duck, and Speedy Gonzales.[7] During this time, Fallberg also worked on the Warner Bros. Speedy and Daffy Show.[2]
His work for MGM comic books includedThe Addams Family,Tom & Jerry,Droopy, andScrewy Squirrel, as well asMr. Magoo forUPA, andThe Pink Panther andThe Inspector forDePatie-Freleng. ForWalter Lantz, Carl wroteWoody Woodpecker,Andy Panda,Chilly Willy, andHomer Pigeon comic books.[7]
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