Walt Disney: An American Original, Commemorative Edition
$51.09
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
7 October 2025
Summary
Walt Disney: An American Original - The Commemorative Edition
This is the Commemorative Edition of one of the most trusted and respected nonfiction books about Walt Disney ever written!
Includes 4 commemorative essays; a photo insert with more than 60 behind-the-scenes images; and an endnotes section with insightful passages from 15 Disney historians and authors to provide further context for modern audiences.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781368084123 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1368084125 |
| Series: | Disney Editions Deluxe |
| Author: | Bob Thomas, Christopher Miller, Jeff Kurtti, Marcy Carriker Smothers, Rebecca Cline |
| Publisher: | Hyperion |
| Imprint: | Hyperion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 7 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 539g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 154mm x 30mm |
About The Author
Bob Thomas
BOB THOMAS (1922–2014) is the author of numerous books, including biographies on Fred Astaire; Bing Crosby; Howard Hughes; and Joan Crawford, plus three editions of The Art of Animation (1958–1997) and the 1998 Roy O. Disney biography. He was issued a special commendation at the Disney Legends Awards Ceremony in 2001.
About the Commemorated Edition’s Contributors:
- CHRISTOPHER MILLER grew up in southern California, the son of the late Ron and Diane Miller, and grandson of Walt and Lillian Disney. Christopher serves as a board member for The Walt Disney Family Museum and Walt Disney Family Foundation.
- JEFF KURTTI is a prolific author and leading authority on Disney history, with more than 40 volumes to his credit. He has enjoyed a career as an author, writer, producer, and consultant in the motion picture, theater, and themed-design industries.
- MARCY CARRIKER SMOTHERS is the author of the fan favorite Eat Like Walt, a New York Times New & Noteworthy selection in 2018. Her love of all things Disney inspired her to write Walt’s Disneyland (2021) and 100 Disney Adventures of a Lifetime (2022).
- REBECCA CLINE, director of the Walt Disney Archives, is charged with collecting and preserving all aspects of Disney history and making the material available to researchers from all areas of the company. Becky also coauthored The Walt Disney Studios (2019) and Holiday Magic at the Disney Parks (2020).
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