"Talking Disney with Artists who knew him ... a series of books composed of interviews with people who worked with and for Walt Disney"
Really ?
Ed Catmull ? Glen Keane? Mark Henn ? Brad Bird? Andreas Deja? Ted Kierscey? Richard Williams?
I think only maybe Richard Williams ever met Walt Disney (when Williams was a teenager , visiting the Disney studio ... and I'm not even sure if Richard Williams claims to have met Walt at that time or not ?)
I worked at Disney Animation from 1985 - 2003 . I worked "with and for" Walt Disney as much as Ed Catmull . I'm sure Ed Catmull is a better interview subject , but here's the thing for Ed Catmull and those other people listed above: "Walt's dead and you missed it." Same for me as for them.
I think the books are great even though I did work with and for Walt Disney.
October 18, 2011 7:17 PM
[Image]You would think that by volume 11 of Walt's People, a series of books composed of interviews with people who worked with and for Walt Disney, that editor Didier Ghez would be down to interviewing the grandson of the janitor who emptied the wastebasket of Milt Kahl's inbetweener. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Editor Ghez continues to come up with interviews of historical importance filled with fascinating anecdotes and production details.
The contents of volume 11 are:
Foreword: John Canemaker Didier Ghez: Ruthie Tompson Christopher Finch & Linda Rosenkrantz: Walt Pfeiffer John Culhane: Shirley Temple John Culhane: I. Klein Peter Hansen: Basil Reynolds Christopher Finch & Linda Rosenkrantz: Eric Larson John Culhane: John Hubley Robin Allan: Jules Engel Darrell Van Citters: Ed Love Darrell Van Citters: Mike Lah JB Kaufman: Frank Thomas Dave Smith: Carl Nater John Culhane: John Hench John Canemaker: Ward Kimball Dave Smith: Ward Kimball Didier Ghez: Frank Armitage Robin Allan: Ray Aragon Didier Ghez: Ray Aragon Gord Wilson: Jacques Rupp David Tietyen: George Bruns John Canemaker: Dale Oliver John Canemaker: Iwao Takamoto John Canemaker: Richard Williams Charles Solomon: Brad Bird Alberto Becattini: Don R. Christensen Jim Korkis: Tom Nabbe Dave Smith: Roger Broggie Didier Ghez: David Snyder Didier Ghez: Carl Bongirno John Culhane: Daniel MacManus John Culhane: Ted Kierscey John Canemaker: Glen Keane Didier Ghez: Joe Hale Jérémie Noyer: Mark Henn Christian Ziebarth: Andreas Deja and Mark Henn Didier Ghez: Ed Catmull
This is yet another book I've got to add to my overburdened shelf. Copies can be ordered from Xlibris for those living in the U.S. and from Amazon for those living in the U.S. and elsewhere.
posted by Mark Mayerson at 10:59 AM on Oct 13, 2011
"Walt's People Volume 11"
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"Talking Disney with Artists who knew him ... a series of books composed of interviews with people who worked with and for Walt Disney"
Really ?
Ed Catmull ? Glen Keane? Mark Henn ? Brad Bird? Andreas Deja? Ted Kierscey? Richard Williams?
I think only maybe Richard Williams ever met Walt Disney (when Williams was a teenager , visiting the Disney studio ... and I'm not even sure if Richard Williams claims to have met Walt at that time or not ?)
I worked at Disney Animation from 1985 - 2003 . I worked "with and for" Walt Disney as much as Ed Catmull . I'm sure Ed Catmull is a better interview subject , but here's the thing for Ed Catmull and those other people listed above: "Walt's dead and you missed it." Same for me as for them.
October 17, 2011 8:31 PM
I think the books are great even though I did work with and for Walt Disney.
October 18, 2011 7:17 PM