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Behind the Story {Special Features} {Descriptors go under the EC pieces.} Trailers Dr. Seuss and the Grinch From Whoville to Hollywood Discover the amazing Dr. Seuss and his creation of the book How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and how this all-time classic was adapted into the famous Christmas TV special. Grinch Pencil Test Drawings of Grinch storyboards. Songs in the Key of Grinch Featurette on the songs and voices in this famous Christmas TV special. Grinch Song Selections Play All Opening Song Trim Up the Tree Welcome, Christmas You re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch Making Animation and Bringing it to Life Commentary by Animator Phil Roman and Voice-Over Actor June Foray Who s Who in Whoville Biographies on Creator/Writer Theodor S. (Dr. Seuss) Geisel, Director Chuck Jones, Narrator Boris Karloff and June Foray, the voice of Cindy-Lou Who. TNT s How the Grinch Stole Christmas Special Edition A historic look at the Grinch with the late Phil Hartman as he takes you through the production team. Play All Peanuts TM Holiday Collection Classic Christmas Favorites Online Visit us at warnerblu.com for the latest on Warner Blu-ray Disc TM Play Movie Languages Special Features [ ] 3
Who s Who in Whoville Chuck Jones Dr. Seuss Boris Karloff June Foray <Features 4
Chuck Jones Born on September 21, 1912 in Spokane, Washington, Chuck Jones entered the fledgling animation industry as a cel washer for the Ubbe Iwerks Studio. In 1936, he joined the Leon Schlesinger Studio that was later sold to Warner Bros. He remained at Warner Bros. Animation until the division closed in 1962. <Who s Who Features Next> 5
Chuck Jones In 1966, while heading up the animation division of MGM Studios, he began a long friendship with Dr. Seuss and directed one of the most memorable of all holiday television specials. How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, which first aired on Sunday, December 18, 1966. <Back Who s Who Next> 6
Chuck Jones Jones received an honorary Academy Award in 1995 for the creation of classic cartoons whose animated lives have brought joy to our real ones for more than half a century. His first, in 1965 was for Best Short Subject, The Dog and the Line. His famous characters include Wile E. Coyote, the Road Runner and Pepe Le Pew among a host of others. <Back Who s Who Dr. Seuss> 7
Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss was born Theodore Seuss Geisel on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising. His first children s book And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street, appeared on the market in 1937 (after being rejected by the first 43 publishers!). <Who s Who Features Next> 8
Dr. Seuss In 1957, the book The Cat in the Hat was published and forever changed the world of children s literature. In his lifetime, Dr. Seuss authored and illustrated 44 children s books, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1984. Although many have called him a genius, he always insisted that he was just lucky. <Back Who s Who Boris Karloff> 9
Boris Karloff Born William Henry Pratt on November 23, 1887 in Dulwich, England, Boris Karloff was educated at London University. After immigrating to Canada in 1909 and working as a farm hand, he made his screen debut in The Dumb Girl of Portici in 1916. <Who s Who Features Next> 10
Boris Karloff Karloff s ominous, stage-trained voice aided him in making the transition from silent to sound movies. In 1934, he starred as the monster in Frankenstein, a role that had been turned down by Bela Lugosi. Karloff went on to star in hundreds of horror films. <Features Who s Who June Foray> 11
June Foray The voice of Cindy-Lou Who, June Foray is known as the Mel Blanc of female voice-over actors, and also brought life to The Bullwinkle Show s Rocky and Natasha. She is noted as having created the voices of dozens of Warner Bros. animated characters and, most recently, was the voice of Granny in Space Jam. <Who s Who ***** 12