Disney History

What am I up to at the moment? While the pandemic slowed many projects down, I still have a lot cooking these days... a few projects that I ...

 The Disney Books Network has just been updated.

An exhibition about Disney's cinematographer Ernst A. Heiniger, "famous" for his role on one of the People and Places and on ...

 If you can read Finnish, do not miss this newly released book.

    VOLUNTEER NEEDED IN DAYTON, OHIO Is one of you based in Dayton, Ohio (or nearby) and willing to conduct some fascinating Disney-history-...

 Sometimes Mickey Mouse is a little scary...

VOLUNTEER NEEDED NEAR ROCHESTER, NEW YORK     Dear all: I am still desperately looking for a volunteer based near Rochester, New York to con...

The long-awaited book about Imagineer Claude Coats by Dave Bossert is now available for pre-order on Amazon . Dave sent me the following yes...

A few days ago, I had the pleasure of receiving a copy of The Art of Luca .   Chronicle Books did a great job, as always. The volume is full...

 Here is another new book by Jim Korkis which I will pick up soon.

One more interesting auction coming up this week, this one from Van Eaton Galleries.  

A few days, I stupidly missed a Japanese auction that featured two great Mickey Mouse books. This one went for way too high a price for me t...

Kamden Spies just gave me a heads up about this new booklet released by the Walt Disney Family Museum and I immediately ordered it today.  

 Looking forward to ordering and reading Jim Korkis' new book .

Last part of Mickey Mouse at the 1931 conference of London.  

Mickey at the 1931 International Conference in London, part 2. One more part to come tomorrow.  

On Monday, July 20, 1931, a conference of seven powers (Great Britain, the United States, France, Italy, Japan, Belgium and Germany) met in ...

Scott Claus worked as an assistant animator on many of the Disney features from the 1990s and his memoirs provide an interesting perspectiv...

I am really intrigued by Wolf Burchard's upcoming book, Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts (note: the above...

I have not read this book yet, but I like Aaron's work and I suspect it will be excellent.