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New Biography Reveals the Life of Walt Disney

A new biography of Walt Disney chronicles the life of a visionary artist but also a savvy businessman. He often struggled to reconcile these two worlds while changing the face of animation. Noted ani

New Biography Reveals the Life of Walt Disney

Alison St John (Guest Host): Walt Disney wasn't successful in his early days, but he said "I think it's important to have a good, hard failure when you're young." He never let failure stop him. A new biography of the life of Walt Disney describes the man behind the amazing success of animated films in the American movie industry.

Our guest has written a history of American Animation called Hollywood Cartoons , and he has now used that research and interviews with dozens of key characters in the growth of animation, to produce a biography of Walt Disney.

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Guest:

  • Michael Barrier, an animation historian. His new book is called, The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney.