Walt Disney - (Popular Culture Bio-Bibliographies) by Kathy M Jackson (Hardcover)

About the Book

When Life magazine unveiled its list of the one hundred most influential Americans of the 20th century, the selection committee was guided by one question: How would our lives be different if each of the honorees did not live? Not surprisingly, Walt Disney made the list.

In addition to a complete biography, Jackson explores Disney's impact on American mass media and popular culture by focusing on animation, live-action film, documentary film, television, books, comic books, magazines, sheet music and recordings, theme parks, business, and the over-all Disney vision. A bibliographic essay examines sources of Disney scholarship, including a listing of resources available at the Walt Disney Archives in Burbank, California. Appendices provide a Disney chronology, Disney film and television credits, Disney's awards, and a listing of theme parks.

Book Synopsis

When Life magazine unveiled its list of the one hundred most influential Americans of the 20th century, the selection committee was guided by one question: How would our lives be different if each of the honorees did not live? Not surprisingly, Walt Disney made the list.

In addition to a complete biography, Jackson explores Disney's impact on American mass media and popular culture by focusing on animation, live-action film, documentary film, television, books, comic books, magazines, sheet music and recordings, theme parks, business, and the over-all Disney vision. A bibliographic essay examines sources of Disney scholarship, including a listing of resources available at the Walt Disney Archives in Burbank, California. Appendices provide a Disney chronology, Disney film and television credits, Disney's awards, and a listing of theme parks.

Review Quotes

?. . . an extremely useful, well written and researched guide to the monumental coverage currently available. . . . Recommended.?-Classic Images

?A compendium of the enormous short and feature output of this animation empire, supplemented by interviews with Walt plus excellent biographical information, make this a solid reference source for Mickey-philes.?-Films in Review

?Another fine entry in the remarkable "Popular Culture Bio-bibliographies" series...?-Choice October 1993

?What Jackson has created here is a Disney reference without bias or judgement, a jewel beyond price for the serious researcher. Jackson has done a superb job in researching and sorting through the wide variety of conflicting material that exists. This would make a fine work for academic libraries, film libraries, and popular culture collections.?-Animation Journal

." . . an extremely useful, well written and researched guide to the monumental coverage currently available. . . . Recommended."-Classic Images

"A compendium of the enormous short and feature output of this animation empire, supplemented by interviews with Walt plus excellent biographical information, make this a solid reference source for Mickey-philes."-Films in Review

"Another fine entry in the remarkable "Popular Culture Bio-bibliographies" series..."-Choice October 1993

"What Jackson has created here is a Disney reference without bias or judgement, a jewel beyond price for the serious researcher. Jackson has done a superb job in researching and sorting through the wide variety of conflicting material that exists. This would make a fine work for academic libraries, film libraries, and popular culture collections."-Animation Journal

About the Author

KATHY MERLOCK JACKSON is Associate Professor of Communications at Virginia Wesleyan College.