More on Disney and Garbo

Thanks to Gunnar Andreassen, at this link.

This just in from Jim Korkis:

[With all the great books reprinting comic strips, it might be nice to have book collections of some of the Disney comic strips from the annual Christmas strips to the work of Al Taliaferro on Donald Duck and Floyd Gottfredson on Mickey Mouse and some of the out of the ordinary comic strips.

Link to 1958 Donald Duck daily comic strips.]

Do not miss today:

- “Waking Sleeping Beauty” pays tribute to Roy E. Disney’s creative legacy by Jim Hill
- Disney biographer remembers Roy E. Disney by Bob Thomas
- TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS-Day Four by Paul F. Anderson
- TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS-Day Five by Paul F. Anderson
- Roy Edward Disney - R.I.P. by David Lesjak
- Santa / Mickey Lionel hand car by David Lesjak

Of course the terribly sad news today is the death of Roy E. Disney, who passed away on December 16, 43 years and one day after his uncle, 38 years less 4 days after his father.

Here are links to key tributes and obituaries:

- Remembering Roy E. Disney by Wade Sampson

- Roy Edward Disney dies at 79; nephew of Walt helped revive animation
- ROY E. DISNEY, KEY FIGURE IN REVITALIZING THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AND DISNEY'S ANIMATION LEGACY, DIES AT AGE 79

(Apologies for the late posting. I was having issues with my PC this morning)

I already mentioned this upcoming book a few months ago. Here is the official Press Release. I am really looking forward to it.

[Walt Disney’s First Lady of Imagineering, Harriet Burns
by Pam Burns-Clair and Don Peri

After Harriet Burns—the first female Walt Disney Imagineer—passed away in July 2008, Harriet's daughter, Pam, received such an outpouring of love complete with colorful stories of her mother from family and friends, both personal and professional, that she decided to create a tribute book. Together with co-author Don Peri, they solicited and received many more stories about Harriet and they all are gathered in this book, together with many photos of Harriet not seen before by the public. Through this limited edition hard cover, coffee-table style book, you will discover the range and depth of Harriet's impact on those lives she touched whether as a mother, grandmother, relative, mentor, co-worker, or friend. The stories will bring a smile or a tear, or both, and will contribute to an understanding and appreciation of this tiny woman with a heart as big as her native Texas.

The book is a perfect holiday gift for those seeking inspiration from a pioneering woman venturing with bold finesse into what was previously a male-dominated workplace, for Disney history buffs and—of course—for those who knew and admired this multi-faceted woman. A presale holiday card to be presented to the recipient can be obtained by ordering from http://www.imagineerharriet.com/. The price will be $35 (+ $5 shipping/handling) scheduled for mid-January 2010.

Pam Burns-Clair, MFT is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in Napa, California. Her daughter Chelsea contributed as the project designer. Don Peri is a Disney historian and author of Working With Walt: Interviews with Disney Artists (University Press of Mississippi, 2008). Don lives in Davis, California.

This limited-edition book will be published by The Donning Company Publishers of Virginia Beach,
Virginia–the largest specialty pictorial history publisher in the United States–and this publication will become
the newest book in Donning’s “Portrait of America” series.

Book Specifications:
8 1/2” x 10 7/8”, hardcover, limited-edition, 112 pages with almost 200 photographs.]

Do not miss today:

- TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS-Day Two by Paul F. Anderson
- TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS-Day Three by Paul F. Anderson
- Walter Elias Disney 1901-1966 by David Lesjak
- The Peter Pan War (Thanks to Jim Korkis for the link)

Philippe Videcoq was kind enough to authorize me to share with all of you this exceptional document (the synopsis of Alice the Beach Nut) that he sold at Christie's a few weeks ago.



I hope you will enjoy this early Christmas gift.



I will be in Barcelona tomorrow. The blog will be updated again on Thursday.

A few years ago I wrote an article for the magazine Tomart's Disneyana about the Disney magic lanterns from the English company Ensign Ltd.

I just discovered on ebay the display sign above (11 1/8" x 6 1/8") which I did not know existed and that I thought some of you might enjoy.

Do not miss today:

- TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS-Day One by Paul F. Anderson
- The Art of Princess and the Frog: Down in New Orleans with author Jeff Kurtti by Jeremie Noyer
- Roger Rabbit crew photos on Facebook by Jerry Beck

This item is currently being offered for sale by Van Eaton Galleries. It thought quite a few of you would like to see it.

According to the caption:

["The Miracle" is a song that Roy Williams wrote and illustrated, most likely as a storyboard for a performance on The Mickey Mouse Club.]

I love the caricature of Roy Williams as an ashtray. That item as well as the drawings below by Hugh Hennesy all come from the collection of Charlene Sundblad.

Do not miss today:

- Uncle Robert's house for sale by David Lesjak
- Peter searches for a cat by Ed Gombert
- Can I Keep It? by Ed Gombert