THE ANIMATED PETER LORRE (HARDCOVER EDITION) by Matthew Hahn

ISBN  9781629334608 Nominated for the 2021 Rondo Award! “All that anyone needs to imitate me is two soft-boiled eggs and a bedroom voice.” - Peter Lorre In the 1940s, no movie show was complete without a cartoon, and no cartoon was complete without an established character like Bugs Bunny or a caricature of a celebrity like Jimmy Durante.This tradition continues today in TV shows like The Simpsons (1989). Peter Lorre is perhaps the most frequently animated movie star of all time. Actors love to play him, and animators love to draw him. He has been voiced by Mel Blanc, Paul Frees, Daws Butler, Maurice LaMarche, Rob Paulsen, and Frank Welker. Creators include Tex Avery, Friz Freleng, Robert McKimson, Robert Clampett, Michael Maltese, William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Tim Burton, Steven Spielberg, and Tom Ruegger. Author Matthew Hahn has found over 700 instances of animated cartoons using Lorre’s face or voice or both. Often cast as a mad scientist or a hunchbacked assistant, Lorre has also