ERA Productions
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ERA Productions, Inc. was a commercial studio in the 1950s and 1960s. Due to the Disney animators' strike
in 1941, many animators defected eventually to ERA, such as Ed Ardal, Ward Kimball
and Virgil "Vip" Partch
. The company was helmed by president Brice Mack
, a background painter from Disney. The secretary was Melton Schaffer.
Disney animators' strike
The Disney animators' strike was a labor strike by the animators of Walt Disney Studios in 1941.-History:The 1930s led to a rise of labor unions in motion pictures as in other industries such as The Screen Actors Guild which was formed in 1933. Animators of Fleischer Studios went on strike in 1937...
in 1941, many animators defected eventually to ERA, such as Ed Ardal, Ward Kimball
Ward Kimball
Ward Walrath Kimball was an animator for the Walt Disney Studios. He was one of Walt Disney's team of animators known as Disney's Nine Old Men.-Career:...
and Virgil "Vip" Partch
Virgil Franklin Partch
Virgil Franklin Partch was one of the most prominent and prolific American magazine gag cartoonists of the 1940s and 1950s...
. The company was helmed by president Brice Mack
Brice Mack
Brice Harvey Mack was a background painter and director, known for his extensive work at Disney in the 1940s and 1950s as a background painter...
, a background painter from Disney. The secretary was Melton Schaffer.