Bob Thomas · 2023
A biography documenting the life and career of Walt Disney.
Ben Gilbert values it for containing great insights into the evolution of animation and Disney's unique artistic style.
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“There's a great quote in the book, Walt Disney, an American original by Bob Thomas, that says, before Disney, cartoons were slapdash, two-dimensional characters in bizarre movement before elemental backgrounds.”
Why: It contains great insights into the evolution of animation and Disney's unique artistic style.
Ben Gilbert, Host on AcquiredThe Walt Disney Company: The most successful enterprise for monetizing human nostalgia (Audio)
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