Walt Disney & Recollections of the Disney Studios: 1955-1980

Walt Disney was a pioneer in the art of animation but by the mid-fiftiesdue to the increasing costs of producing animated films, Disney began tospecialize in producing live-action films. The films explored in thisbook include such classics as Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog, Pollyanna, TheAbsent-Minded Professor, The Parent Trap, Mary Poppins and The Love Bug.But the films covered also include some wonderful, yet lesser knownDisney titles such as Toby Tyler, Babes in Toyland, Miracle of the WhiteStallions, Savage Sam, Summer Magic, Blackbeard’s Ghost—and many more.The book’s main focus is on the live-action films that the studioproduced from roughly 1955 thru 1980 and the people who were part ofthem including a solid stock company of actors who audiences identifiedimmediately—even if they didn’t always know the name of the actor. Manyof those actors give their memories in this book as do several othersincluding Fess Parker (Davy Crockett), Tommy Kirk (Old Yeller, TheShaggy Dog), Ann Jillian (Babes in Toyland), Billy Mumy (Rascal), ArthurHiller (director of Miracle of the White Stallions), Marta Kristen(Savage Sam), James Drury (Pollyanna, Ten Who Dared), Eddie Hodges(Summer Magic, The Happiest Millionaire), Peter Brown (Summer Magic, ATiger Walks)—and many more. Read more