My pal Ron Murphy shared these Centaur toys..I have Ducky. This was Wah Ming Chang's toy company. Wah made Suzy Snowflake and the Three little dwarves (Hardrock, Coco and Joe) under his Centaur Productions. He was a famous stop-motion animator who worked with George Pal on his films and also created all of the Star Trek devices, among many other things. He also animated the first Barbie commercials. #Wahmingchang #Centaurproductions

Wah Ming Chang

Ducky

 

This is the only mass produced item by Wah Ming Chang's CENTAUR PRODUCTIONS.   Centaur produced the Christmas classics The Three Little Dwarves:  Hardrock, Coco and Joe and Suzy Snowflake in stop motion Animation!   Wah worked with George Pal on his films, Designed Shrimpenstein, Designed the Star Trek devices for the original show and did so much more! 

My Easter Ducky! C. 1953 Centaur Productions

My good pal Joel Rasmussen picked up DUCKY for me!   He knew I was a big fan of CENTAUR PRODUCTIONS!  They actually Produced DUCKY in 1953, around the same time they did the animation for SUZY SNOWFLAKE and THE THREE LITTLE DWARVES:  HARDROCK, COCO and JOE!  I grew up on these animated shorts in Chicago and Christmas would not be Christmas, without them! 

Centaur Productions, a partnership consisting of Wah Chang, Norval Crutcher & Gene Warren; 15Mar53; KK88651. A ribbon for Ducky. A Turn-a-Toy. Style no

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WAH MING CHANG

A few faces of HARDROCK from Centaur Productions' THE THREE LITTLE DWARVES

The Stop-Motion genius behind CENTAUR Productions! WAH MING CHANG has a list of impressive credits which include making the model for Walt Disney's PINOCCHIO, animating many of the GEORGE PAL films and even making props for the classic TV series STAR TREK. Truly a pioneer in this form of animation.

I have been watching his work since I was a small child, growing up in Chicago with HARDROCK, COCO and JOE and SUZY SNOWFLAKE