Ron Campbell, Beatles Yellow Submarine Animator & Beatles Saturday Morning Tv Cartoon Series Director
Ron Campbell, director of the legendary Saturday morning Beatles Cartoon series that aired on ABC from September 25, 1965 through April 20, 1969 and animator on the Beatles film Yellow Submarine will make a rare personal appearance at Jean Stephen Galleries, 4811 Excelsior Blvd in St. Louis Park, MN for 3 days only.
- St. Louis, MO-IL (1888PressRelease) September 13, 2018 - In 1964 the Beatles invaded the United States, performing for 73 million people on the Ed Sullivan Show and dominating the US pop charts for years. Now over five decades later, the Fab Four continue to be the most celebrated musical group in Rock history. And Beatlemania is alive and well…recently director Ron Howard premiered a documentary on the Fab Four’s touring years and Capitol Records re-released the classic Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album. 2018 also marks the 50th anniversary of the release of the Beatles classic animated film, Yellow Submarine which since its release has become a permanent fixture in pop culture, defining the psychedelic 60s for generations to come. The film was recently re-released in theaters for a limited engagement to celebrate its anniversary!
In honor of Yellow Submarine’s 50th anniversary, as one of its animators as well as the director of the 1960’s Saturday Morning Beatles Cartoon series, Ron Campbell will make a rare personal appearance at Jean Stephen Galleries, 4811 Excelsior Blvd, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, Friday, October 19th through Sunday, October 21st. Ron will showcase his original Beatles cartoon paintings created specially for the show as well as feature other artwork based on his 50-year career in cartoons including Scooby Doo, Rugrats, Smurfs, Flintstones, Jetsons and more. The exhibit is free and all works are available for purchase.
Who: Ron Campbell, Director of the Beatles 1960’s Saturday Morning Cartoon series and animator of film Yellow Submarine. Also involved in Scooby Doo, Rugrats, Smurfs, Winnie the Pooh, Flintstones, Jetson’s, George of the Jungle, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and many others.
What: Ron Campbell will be offering for sale original cartoon paintings of the Beatles both in their Saturday Morning Cartoon and Yellow Submarine roles as well as various other works from his 50-year career in animation including Scooby Doo, Smurfs, Rugrats and more.
Where: Jean Stephen Galleries, 4811 Excelsior Blvd, St. Louis Park, MN 55416 (612) 338-4333 www.jsgalleries.com
When: Friday, October 19th – 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Saturday, October 20th – 12 noon – 6:00 pm
Sunday, October 21st – 12 noon – 4:00 pm
Details: Ron Campbell, director of the legendary Saturday morning Beatles Cartoon series that aired on ABC from September 25, 1965 through April 20, 1969 and animator on the Beatles film Yellow Submarine will make a rare personal appearance at Jean Stephen Galleries, 4811 Excelsior Blvd in St. Louis Park, MN for 3 days only.
The Saturday Morning Beatles Cartoon series received monstrous ratings in its time slot….a 67 share! The cartoon series debuted on ABC on September 25th 1965. It continually fueled new music to the young kids of America as they followed the bouncing drumstick to each Beatles tune. Campbell also wrote the forward to the definitive book on the Beatles cartoon series “Beatletoons.”
2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of the Beatles classic animated film, Yellow Submarine. Since its release, Yellow Submarine has become a permanent fixture in pop culture, defining the psychedelic 60s for generations to come. In his book, Up Periscope, Yellow Submarine Producer Al Brodax gives Ron Campbell a great deal of credit for saving the movie and tying it all together at the last minute.
Campbell has also been involved with some of the most beloved cartoons including, Scooby Doo, Winnie The Pooh, Krazy Kat, George of the Jungle, The Jetsons, The Flintstones, the Smurfs, Goof Troop, Rugrats, Ed, Edd & Eddy Yogi Bear and dozens more. Campbell’s former studio was awarded a Peabody and an Emmy for his work in children’s television. Since retiring after a 50-year career, he has been painting subjects always based on the animated cartoons he has helped bring to the screen. With particular emphasis on The Beatles, he shows his Cartoon Pop Art in galleries worldwide.
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