Burbank Studio
Zack Schwartz
Notes
Zack Schwartz is an audio-only interview conducted by Giannalberto Bendazzi around the year 2000, in Israel, where he was teaching animation.
To read about the beginnings of UPA with his painting partner, Dave Hilberman, read Dave’s listing. For the departure of Dave and Zack in the mid 1940’s there are several versions of their split with Steve Bosustow. The most common version seems to be that the business side of the young studio wanted Bosustow out, but when they attempted to fire him, the artist’s backed Bosustow, so with their support behind him, he offered to buy out Dave and Zack. They accepted and with those funds formed their own studio in NYC, Tempo Productions.
Zack Schwartz is part of two presently unreleased scenes.
Joe Siracusa
Notes
We interviewed Joe Siracusa in his Tarzana, California home, surrounded by an eclectic collection of noise making devices.
Camera: Patrick Dunavan
Joe Siracusa was one of several members of Spike Jones’ novelty band, who tired of being on the road, and ended up in the UPA editing room, along with Earl Bennett, creating sound effects for all the UPA shorts. He helps us see why the team efforts at UPA created good vibes and great films. Joe was also a panelist at the 2004 UPA Tribute at the AFI. Joe Siracusa is part of Birth of Boing and an unreleased scene
Click to hear a portion of his interview
