Bibliograph

The Disney version, the life, times, art and commerce of Walt Disney, Richard Schickel

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The Disney version, the life, times, art and commerce of Walt Disney, Richard Schickel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-392) and index

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individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Disney version

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1085157394

Responsibility statement

Richard Schickel

Sub title

the life, times, art and commerce of Walt Disney

Summary

When Walter Elias Disney moved to Hollywood in 1923, the twenty-one-year-old cartoonist seemed an unlikely businessman--and yet within less than two decades, he'd transformed his small animation studio into one of the most successful and beloved brands of the twentieth century. But behind Disney's boisterous entrepreneurial imagination and iconic characters lay regressive cultural attitudes that, as The Walt Disney Company's influence grew, began to not simply reflect the values of midcentury America but actually shape the country's character

Table Of Contents

Introduction to the third edition -- Trial balance -- Touching earth -- K.C. to L.A. -- Back to the drawing board -- Bringing forth the mouse -- Everyone grows up -- Disney's folly -- Troubled times -- Long pause -- Disney's land -- Final balance

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Life, times, art and commerce of Walt Disney

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