The Flawed and Fascinating Walt Disney
It seems that little is known about the inner-workings of the man. Here’s what I found interesting:
- His staff labored at the rate of one second of screen time a month during production of Sleeping Beauty - a direct result of his scrutiny and high aesthetic standards.
- He did not go to his father’s funeral, a man described as “cold, rigid and judgmental”
- Pinnochio lost money and Fantasia bombed (in terms of cost vs. box office payoff), thereby eliminating plans to collaborate with Salvador Dali. God-effing-dammit!
- During WWII, Disney made mostly military training and propaganda movies. (See bizarre, child-friendly Mickey Mouse gas mask, shown above.)
Source: this article about this book
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