Pete Emslie
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Cartoonist |
| Location | Mississauga, ON, Canada |
| Introduction | I've worked as a cartoonist in the print medium for over 30 years, including 10 years as a Character Artist with the Disney Company. For 11 years I taught Character Design in the Animation program at Sheridan College. Currently, I freelance for various clients with my cartoon and caricature illustration. Though my feet may be physically planted in this 21st century, my mind prefers to take up residence in the 1960's - a time when everything in commercial art and popular entertainment still made sense to me. It was Sinatra's world and I'm still livin' in it. Welcome to The Cartoon Cave... |
| Interests | 50's and 60's Pop Culture, Disney Classic Animation, The Rat Pack, Playboy Cartoons, Ballroom Dancing, The Rockford Files |
| Favorite Movies | The Jungle Book, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Robin and the 7 Hoods, An American in Paris, My Fair Lady, Gigi, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Charade, The Godfather, Cinema Paradiso |
| Favorite Music | Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Vikki Carr, Al Martino, Peggy Lee, Ann-Margret, Henry Mancini, Esquivel |
| Favorite Books | Travis McGee novels by John D. MacDonald, Biographies of Sinatra and his cronies, "Disney Animation - The Illusion of Life" |