Working with Walt

Conversations with top animators designers and voice actors who worked directly with the film pioneerIncludes interviews with Ken Anderson Les Clark Larry Clemmons Jack Cutting Don Duckwall Marcellite Garner Harper Goff Floyd Gottfredson Dick Huemer Wilfred Jackson Eric Larson Clarence Nash Ken O'Connor Herb Ryman Ben SharpsteenWalt Disney created or supervised the creation of live-action films television specials documentaries toys merchandise comic books and theme parks. His vision however manifested itself first and foremost in his animated shorts and feature-length cartoons which are loved by millions around the world.Working with Walt: Interviews with Disney Artists collects revealing conversations with animators voice actors and designers who worked extensively with Disney during the heyday of his animation studio. The book includes fifteen interviews with artists who directed segments of such classic animated features as Dumbo and Fantasia. Some interviewed were part of Disney's famed team dubbed The Nine Old Men of Animation and some worked closely with Disney on Steamboat Willie his first cartoon with sound.Among the subjects the interviewees discuss are the studio's working environment the high-water mark of animation during Hollywood's Golden Age and Disney's mixture of childlike charm and hard-nosed business drive. Through these voices Don Peri preserves an account of the Disney magic from those who worked closely with him.Don Peri first gained the confidence of Disney insiders through his work with animator director and producer Ben Sharpsteen. He has written and published extensively on Walt Disney's productions.