Walt Disney

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 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.