Mantan The Funnyman: The Life And Times Of Mantan Moreland Panel Cartoons Eric Knight at Walt Disney

Eric Knight at Walt Disney 1942-43

"An affirmation of life floods all of his canvases as he coaxes from his paint brush the aura and distinctive features of the many places where he has lived or traveled

Rachel Carson

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Perhaps somebody in a spirit of fun had spread the particular pages before this particular censor

Mantan The Funnyman: The Life And Times Of Mantan Moreland Panel Cartoons Eric Knight at Walt DisneyFrom the back cover: "Mantan Moreland would become Louisiana's richest gift to the funnyman traditions of Old Hollywood. He would happily wield his charm and charisma as second banana in a slew of films of the 1930s and 40s. Moreland found his place in the spotlight, if not quite the sun, during the waxed and waning years of the Great God A mighty Depression as These United States lurched back toward prosperity via warfare. Thus situated, Moreland