The officer in charge, Major Lewis Krantz, sent out a distress signal.

Bakshi later pitched a film adaptation of Robert Crumb's comic strip Fritz the Cat, and Krantz sent Bakshi to San Francisco in an attempt to persuade Crumb to sign the contract.

Through producer Steve Krantz, Bakshi made his debut feature film, Fritz the Cat, released in 1972.

Hampft suggested that Bakshi work with producer Steve Krantz, who had recently fired Culhane as supervising director on the Canadian science fiction series Rocket Robin Hood.

Unknown to Bakshi, Krantz and producer Al Guest were in the middle of a lawsuit.

Failing to reach a settlement with Guest, Krantz told Bakshi to grab the series ' model sheets and return to the United States.

Krantz told Bakshi that Hollywood studio executives would be unwilling to fund the film because of its content and Bakshi's lack of film experience.

Impressed by Crumb's sharp satire, Bakshi purchased the book and suggested to Krantz that it would work as a film.

Krantz arranged a meeting with Crumb, during which Bakshi presented the drawings he had created while learning the artist's distinctive style to prove that he could adapt Crumb's artwork to animation.

Two weeks after Bakshi returned to New York, Krantz entered his office and told Bakshi that he had acquired the film rights through Dana, who had Crumb's power of attorney and signed the contract.

Krantz intended to release the sequence as a 15-minute short in case the picture's financing fell through ; Bakshi, however, was determined to complete the film as a feature.

Bakshi refused, and Warner Bros. pulled out, leading Krantz to seek funds elsewhere.

Krantz had not compensated Bakshi for his work on Fritz the Cat, and halfway through the production of Heavy Traffic, Bakshi asked when he would be paid.

Bakshi received a call from Krantz, who questioned him about Harlem Nights.

After locking Bakshi out of the studio the next day, Krantz called several directors, including Chuck Jones, in search of a replacement.

Arkoff threatened to withdraw his financial backing unless Krantz rehired Bakshi, who returned a week later.

In 1968, Ralph Bakshi, along with producer Steve Krantz, founded Bakshi Productions, establishing the studio as an alternative to mainstream animation by producing animation his own way and accelerating the advancement of female and minority animators.

However, Krantz told Bakshi that studio executives would be unwilling to fund the film because of its content and Bakshi's lack of film experience.

Impressed by Crumb's sharp satire, Bakshi purchased the book and suggested to Krantz that it would work as a film.

In the late 1960s, animator Ralph Bakshi and producer Steve Krantz founded Bakshi Productions, establishing the studio as an alternative to mainstream animation by producing animation his own way and accelerating the advancement of female and minority animators.

However, Krantz told Bakshi that studio executives would be unwilling to fund the film because of its content and Bakshi's lack of film experience.

Impressed by Crumb's sharp satire, Bakshi purchased the book and suggested to Krantz that it would work as a film.

After graduating from Wellesley in 1948, Krantz moved to Paris, where she worked in fashion public relations.

The following year, Krantz returned to New York, where she embarked on a career in magazine journalism.

Patterson appeared on several popular talk shows to show the film and promote the documentary on Merv Griffin's program, with Krantz offering his analysis of the film, and also on Joey Bishop's talk show.

Westwood One expanded into digital media with the hiring of radio veteran Gary Krantz in 2006 ; Krantz remained with the company until March 2008.

The crew receives a distress signal from Babylon 4, which had disappeared from Sector 14 four years earlier ; Major Krantz, the EarthForce commander of Babylon 4, requests assistance with evacuation.

Krantz told the Boston Globe in 1982 that she attended Wellesley with three goals: to date, to read every novel in the library, and to graduate.

Around 40 percent of the members were women, as was the current President, Mari-Ann Krantz who after the fusion with HTF became the first President of Unionen.

As a writer / producer for film his projects include " Sublime ", directed by Tony Krantz and starring Tom Cavanagh and Kathleen York, " American Voodoo ", " Otis " ( with director Tony Krantz ), " The Big Bang " ( starring Antonio Banderas and Sam Elliott, " The Last President " ( directed by Anhony Drazan ), " The Human Comedy " ( directed by Meg Ryan ), " Saint-Ex ", directed by Christopher McQuarrie, and " Solo ", directed by Antonio Banderas.

* Daniel Stokols, Chancellor's Professor, School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine ; edited Handbook of Environmental Psychology with Irwin Altman ; author, Persepctives on Environment and Behavior ; co-author, Health, Behavior, and Environmental Stress with Sheldon Cohen, Gary Evans, and David Krantz

Failing to reach a settlement with Guest, Krantz told Bakshi to grab the series ' model sheets and return to the United States.

Bakshi's animation studio, Bakshi Productions, took over Rocket Robin Hood and another Krantz-produced series, Spider-Man, beginning Krantz ' working relationship with Bakshi.

Towards the end of the year, Krantz began coproducing Heavy Traffic with Samuel Z. Arkoff, but Krantz had not compensated Bakshi for his work on Fritz the Cat, and halfway through the production of Heavy Traffic, Bakshi asked when he would be paid.

When Bakshi attempted to work with Albert S. Ruddy on another film, Krantz locked Bakshi out of the studio and called several directors, including Chuck Jones, in search of a replacement.

Just before sunset, Gunner's Mate Krantz came to the surface with a piece of the aeroplane's wing and propeller and at one time grappling hooks obtained an insecure hold.

Potter has released over 15 albums as a leader and performed as a sideman on more than 150 CD's with many leading musicians including Red Rodney, Marian McPartland, Patricia Barber, Kenny Werner, the Mingus Big Band, Paul Motian, Ray Brown, Jim Hall, James Moody, Dave Douglas, Joe Lovano, Wayne Krantz, Mike Mainieri, Steve Swallow, Steely Dan, Dave Holland, Joanne Brackeen, Adam Rogers and many more.

His 2006 release, Underground, on which he records with an electric, more " groove "- based ensemble featuring Craig Taborn on keyboard ; Wayne Krantz or Adam Rogers on guitar ; and Nate Smith on drums, was followed closely by the 2007 release Follow the Red Line: Live at the Village Vanguard, featuring Adam Rogers on all six of its tracks.

Bakshi and Crumb were unable reach an agreement after two weeks of negotiations but Krantz secured the film rights from Crumb's wife, Dana, who had a power of attorney.

Crumb disliked how the film presented the sexual content and politics, denouncing Fritz's dialogue in the final sequences of the film, which includes a quote from The Beatles song " The End ", as " red-neck and fascistic " Following the film's release, The People's Comics published the story " Fritz the Cat ' Superstar '", in which Crumb satirized Bakshi and Krantz.

In 1974, Krantz produced the sequel The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat, without any participation from Bakshi or Crumb.