Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination -- Neal Gabler

<p>The definitive portrait of one of the most important cultural figures in American history: Walt Disney.</p><p> </p><p>Walt Disney was a true visionary whose desire for escape, iron determination and obsessive perfectionism transformed animation from a novelty to an art form, first with Mickey Mouse and then with his feature films-most notably <i>Snow White, Fantasia, </i>and <i>Bambi</i>. In his superb biography, Neal Gabler shows us how, over the course of two decades, Disney revolutionized the entertainment industry. In a way that was unprecedented and later widely imitated, he built a synergistic empire that combined film, television, theme parks, music, book publishing, and merchandise. Walt Disney is a revelation of both the work and the man-of both the remarkable accomplishment and the hidden life.</p><p> </p><p>Winner of the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> Book Prize for Biography</p><p><i>USA Today</i> Biography of the Year</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Neal Gabler<br><b>Publisher:</b> Vintage<br><b>Published:</b> 10/09/2007<br><b>Pages:</b> 912<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 2.45lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.90d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780679757474<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>New York Times Book Review</i> 10/21/2007 pg. 20<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><p>Neal Gabler is the author of five books: <i>An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood, Winchell: Gossip, Power and the Culture of Celebrity, Life the Movie: How Entertai