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The late film-maker Jules Engel (1909-2003) was born in Hungary and later emigrated to America where he worked at the Walt Disney Studios on films that included ‘Bambi’ and ‘Fantasia’. After leaving Disney, Engel co-founded the United Productions of America Studios. [Listeners: Bill Moritz and Tamara Tracz; date recorded: 2003]
TRANSCRIPT: What happened with 'Mr Magoo' - that I had an idea and I think most of us had an idea, or some of the most of us. The famous American actor, Mr - you know, with the big nose-
[T. T] WC Fields.
WC Field. I had that all about 'Magoo' to be. And he was WC Field, short-sighted, you know, and a stick and even the voice. So when we came upon him, when we had our first film done and we were looking for voice talent, when we heard him, that was it, you don't have to go any further, that was it. And it turned out to be special, it was just perfect, it was just beautiful. And we had a happy life with 'Mr Magoo'. Although WC Field was very unhappy. In fact, there was a very huge article in the paper at one time, he hated the idea that people would stop him on the street, 'Hey, Mr Magoo!' You know, he was so angry that he talked against it in the paper. That, you know, he's a fine actor and done all these things his life and now he's ending up with 'Mr Magoo'. But eventually he stopped doing that, eventually he stopped doing that, of complaining, because he was doing extremely well financially, it was a big income for him. And for whatever reason, he slowed down and accepted that that's him. And that was a sad moment because it was the Los Angeles Times, this huge article about him crying out that, 'I've spent all these years to build myself as a fine actor and now, here I am a piece of paper, 'Mr Magoo', he's not real', you know? So that was the heavy story and a sad story because he could have just… do it, you know? It's a good job, it's a funny job. But he hated when people pointed to him and referring to 'Mr Magoo'. Well, that you run into and he was very sensitive about that. I don't blame the man, I think maybe it was right for him. But it was so vicious, so big as a spit from him, it was so big. It was hurting everybody. But somehow he cooled it, he stopped. But we were just plain lucky because we were looking for the voice and I think it was the fifth or the sixth person that was trying out for the voice and he was about the fifth or sixth and he got the job immediately. And that's what we needed, we needed that, and he was just perfect for it, yeah. And we could fly with him.
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