Walt's People: Talking Disney with the Artists Who Knew Him

Disney History from the Source

The Walt's People series is an oral history of all things Disney, as told by the artists, animators, designers, engineers, and executives who made it happen, from the 1920s through the present. In this volume: Ub Iwerks, Ward Kimball, Roger Broggie, and many more.

Walt's People: Volume 10 features appearances by Walt Disney, Walt Pfeiffer, Lillian Disney, Edna Disney, Ub Iwerks, Wilfred Jackson, Bill Cottrell, Herb Ryman, Dolores Voght Scott, Ham Luske, Woolie Reitherman, John Lounsbery, Ward Kimball, Frank Thomas, Milt Kahl, Hazel George, Marc Davis, Dick Huemer, Ollie Johnston, Ken Anderson, George Bruns, Larry Clemmons, Bill Anderson, Robert Stevenson, Bill Walsh, Roy E. Disney, Winston Hibler, James Algar, John Hench, Harper Goff, Dick Irvine, Card Walker, Donn Tatum, Wathel Rogers, Roger Broggie, Marvin Davis, Joe Potter, Robert Foster, Joe Fowler, and Bob Thomas.

Among the hundreds of stories in this volume:

• BILL COTTRELL reflects on the key aspects of his career, and his close friendship with Walt, from his start at the Disney studio in 1929 through his appointment as the first president of Imagineering, the construction of Disneyland, and beyond.

• OLLIE JOHNSTON explains how he and Walt first bonded over their mutual love of railroading, then discusses Walt's relationships with his animators, and who among them could talk back to their boss.

• CARD WALKER, the first non-Disney elected president of the Disney company, gives rare insight into the business end of the organization, and his experiences with Walt and Roy as they strove to keep the studio solvent.

• ADMIRAL JOE FOWLER talks at length about his essential role in the construction of both Disneyland and Walt Disney World, the monumental challenges in both projects, and Walt's ever-guiding vision.

The entertaining, informative stories in every volume of Walt's People will please both Disney scholars and eager fans alike.