tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22733109.post4194692007618535717..comments2023-10-18T03:52:22.049-04:00Comments on Cartoons, Model Sheets, & Stuff: A Little Info On Pat MatthewsKevin Langleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07623675845502307848noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22733109.post-5392764065312379412015-10-06T21:16:33.222-04:002015-10-06T21:16:33.222-04:00Good afternoon, I wish to add information about Pa...Good afternoon, I wish to add information about Pat Matthews:<br /><br />I’m Rolando Tamayo Rodríguez, son of José Luis Tamayo Barbosa, who was also director of animated cartoon company Richard Kelsing Tompkins and Associates in Mexico City. My mother is Olivia Rodríguez Germán, who was also a draftsman in this studio. My aunt was Noemí de la Luz Rodríguez Germán, who contracted a civil marriage with Pat Matthews on October 6, 1962.<br /><br />Pat and Naomi lived some time in the home of my maternal grandparents, on Calle Alonso Cano No. 96, Col. Alfonso XIII, CP 01460, Delegation Alvaro Obregon, Mexico, D.F. I have many pleasant memories of Pat, because at this time (1964-71) also my parents and I lived in this house too. Pat lived in an adjoining bedroom and I went every day to see him because he played with me a and I had a lot of fun when I tickled.<br /><br />I remember Pat had a metal plate in his skull, because he was wounded in the war and also suffered a leg, so most of the time was in a wheelchair. Pat and Naomi spent time in Australia, and on his return brought me the gift of a stuffed koala bear so well done that I really liked.<br /><br />Pat and Naomi had two sons who died shortly after birth. They bought a house in Ojo de Agua, a village of Tecámac, State of Mexico. One morning, on their way to work in his cherry Volkswagen car, collided with a passenger bus line of ADO (Autobuses de Oriente). The ambulance took them to the Emergency Hospital of La Villa in Mexico City. Pat died the next day, and Naomi died one or two days later, on May 15, 1972. I was ten years old at the time and made me very sad their departure, but I always remember Pat and Naomi with love. I remember meeting the Pat’ sons: Pat Jr., Wendy and another sister (perhaps Carol), when they went to my grandparents’ house to pick up some personal things of Pat. Pat’s sons are some nice people who I send an affectionate greeting.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Rolando Tamayo Rodríguez<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01307487492465257147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22733109.post-77926993169237284542008-12-08T10:02:00.000-05:002008-12-08T10:02:00.000-05:00J. Send me your email address and I'll pass it alo...J. <BR/><BR/>Send me your email address and I'll pass it along to Pat, if you like.Kevin Langleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07623675845502307848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22733109.post-54112716833661282502008-12-08T00:52:00.000-05:002008-12-08T00:52:00.000-05:00I have a couple of sheets of Pat's outtake storybo...I have a couple of sheets of Pat's outtake storyboards for a project he was working on when he was in Mexico: Till Eulenspiel by Richard Strauss. I would love to reconnect with Pat Jr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22733109.post-78020893323683086322008-11-16T14:52:00.000-05:002008-11-16T14:52:00.000-05:00Pat Matthews was a great talent who died before an...Pat Matthews was a great talent who died before animation's resurgent popularity. It's due to Shamus Culhane's books that most casual animation scholars heard of him, but those works opened the door. This post is most illuminating and welcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22733109.post-2672513644434148912008-11-15T15:25:00.000-05:002008-11-15T15:25:00.000-05:00IMDb reads the way it doesbecause idiots like me c...IMDb reads the way it doesbecause idiots like me contribute to it!<BR/><BR/>PWNT!Austin Papageorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09228591957697880302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22733109.post-17338457125072117292008-11-07T09:43:00.000-05:002008-11-07T09:43:00.000-05:00Kevin and Pat, thanks for sharing this. Always a j...Kevin and Pat, thanks for sharing this. Always a joy to hear animation offspring talk about their parents. Terrific cartoons. (You are not alone being baffled on why IMDB reads like it does.)p spectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937340957485668849noreply@blogger.com