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‘Fabulous Book’ — Yellow Sub tea boy Norman Kauffman

Norman and Toni Kauffman
Norman Kauffman and his wife Toni in 2018 celebrating their 50th anniversary. Norman was the gofer (or “tea boy”) on Yellow Submarine. He went on to become president of the production company, TVC. He’s featured prominently in volume 1.

“Vol 2 is fabulous. My congratulations.

The dedication is really fitting, the best people who ever lived.

When is Vol 3 coming out?”

—Norman Kauffman, Yellow Submarine “tea boy”

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A wonderful review from Animator Norm Drew

Norm Drew in front of teaser poster
Animator Norm Drew remembers his girlfriend excitedly asking him to pose in front of this early teaser poster they spotted on the walls of the High Street Kensington tube station in June of 1968 on their way out of town for a day-tripper to Brighton. © Norman G. Drew, 1968, used with permission.

“Your Yellow Sub books are a terrific matched set capturing the creation, history, drama, suspense and up close and personal, behind-the-scenes saga, beyond the Yellow Submarine movie itself.

Whoever buys the set will own a timeless treasure.”

— Norm Drew, Key Animator, Yellow Submarine

Screenshot of Norm Drew Facebook post: "What a wonderful review from Animator Norm Drew, pictured here! Get your 'terrific matched set' here" www.yellowsubmarinebook.com. 'Your Yellow Sub books are a terrific matched set capturing the creation, history, drama, suspense and up close and personal, behind-the-scenes saga, beyond the Yellow Submarine movie itself. Whoever buys the set will own a timeless treasure.'-Norm Drew, Key Animator, Yellow Submarine"
Your Yellow Sub books are a terrific matched set capturing the creation, history, drama, suspense and up close and personal, behind-the-scenes saga, beyond the Yellow Submarine movie itself. Whoever buys the set will own a timeless treasure. -Norm Drew, Key Animator, Yellow Submarine
Yellow Sub animator Norm Drew
Animator Norm Drew holding artwork from the film in front of one of the promotional posters. Norm says about the photo: The mechanical pencil I am holding in the pic is one of several types I used on YS animation. Also used friendly old SCRIPTO mechanical pencils which I used on the first entertainment animation TV special I worked on at Crawley Films, Ottawa, for NBC TV, New York. (‘The following program is being brought to you in LIVING COLOR!’. A phrase guaranteed to raise goose-bumps of anticipation back then in the early days of color TV!). Despite the initial tribulations of searching for cartooning work in a London economic winter, I must have had a purposeful feeling I’d find my way to (what turned out to be) Yellow Sub, as I’d brought my pencils and leads with me from Toronto with no idea I’d even find work. Not the first time my ESP picked up homing beacons! © Norman G. Drew, 1968, used with permission.
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The Yellow Submarine book has landed in South Africa!

Animator Lawrence Moorcroft showing off his new Yellow Submarine cap that arrived with his copy of It’s All In The Mind.
Animator Lawrence Moorcroft shows off his new Yellow Submarine cap that arrived with his copy of It’s All In The Mind.
Facebook post: .... Bob, Laura, you really have to take a bow after your tremendous effort in getting this book printed. Well done! I am amazed at the wealth of 'inside info' you have discovered and included in the pages. The chapters on symbolism found in the film intrigued me no end. As I read these pages I was relieved that I had no inkling of the hidden meanings in the story, as I might have been intimidated enough by them that it could have affected my animation! Another strange phenomenon that I was experiencing while reading about myself, was as if I knew the person but it was not me. I became a sort of detached fictional character. Weird. I had to keep reminding myself that I was looking back at my life's history and that I should revel in it. Even heading towards 80, my mind is still relatively sharp, somewhat forgetful at times, but the Yellow Sub adventure back then, is something I have read about rather than having experienced first hand. Once again, congratulations to the whole team that produced the book that is lying next to me on the table. All the best from Africa. Lawrence and Allison.
See Lawrence’s post on Facebook

“…. Bob, Laura, you really have to take a bow after your tremendous effort in getting this book printed. Well done!

I am amazed at the wealth of ‘inside info’ you have discovered and included in the pages. The chapters on symbolism found in the film intrigued me no end. As I read these pages I was relieved that I had no inkling of the hidden meanings in the story, as I might have been intimidated enough by them that it could have affected my animation!

Another strange phenomenon that I was experiencing while reading about myself, was as if I knew the person but it was not me. I became a sort of detached fictional character. Weird. I had to keep reminding myself that I was looking back at my life’s history and that I should revel in it. Even heading towards 80, my mind is still relatively sharp, somewhat forgetful at times, but the Yellow Sub adventure back then, is something I have read about rather than having experienced first hand.

Once again, congratulations to the whole team that produced the book that is lying next to me on the table.

All the best from Africa.

Lawrence and Allison.”

Lawrence’s memories of Swinging London are captured in our book, like this one noting the Twiggy look and the Mary Quant fashions:

“Models used to be lovely voluptuous women and here comes this skinny thing the wind could blow over and everyone went, wow, something different. The Yellow Sub was an integral part of that, it was psychedelic colors, it wasn’t Disney funny bunnies, it was weird.”

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Yellow Sub Trace and Paint artist Lucy Elvin writes

Lucy Elvin poses looking at footage
About this photo, Lucy says: “Whilst working on Yellow Sub, I was asked to pose for some photographs by an American photographer. I had to pretend to be editing by holding some footage up to the light whilst biting it. About four or five pictures were taken, but I’ve never seen them until one of me popped up in an article on Yellow Sub in Mojo Magazine in October 1999.”

Lucy Elvin, Trace and Paint artist on Yellow Submarine, wrote us over the weekend:

“Dear Laura Cortner and Dr. Bob — 

Just to let you know the parcel of goodies has arrived safe and sound.

I am exploring the contents and of course I have already started on The Book….

Many thanks to you and your team — wishing you success with this new volume.

I will pass the news on to all interested parties. 

Sincerely,

Lucy Elvin”