Call Me Walt

<p>Finally ... The Real Walt Disney</p><p></p><p>In the half century since his death Walt Disney has picked up a lot of biographical baggage. Fans see him as a saint critics as a fraud. Was he kindly Uncle Walt or a racist rapacious tycoon? Disney historian Jim Korkis puts the rumors to rest.</p><p></p><p>The story of Walt Disney has been told many times. He's been portrayed as an American original an animated man and a dark prince. Walt was all of these things and others besides. Who you get depends on who's telling the story.</p><p></p><p>In Call Me Walt Korkis lets the story tell itself through interviews an examination of media reports Walt Disney's own words and a comprehensive analysis of the positives and the negatives the facets and the flaws that characterize everyone's life famous or not.</p><p></p><p>Forget Uncle Walt. Forget the Dark Prince of Hollywood. Those are lazy labels for a man who remains fascinating because he can't be relegated to a role.</p><p></p><p>If you think you know Walt Disney you probably don't.</p><p></p>