Walt's People Volume 11

You would think that by volume 11 of Walt's People, a series of books composed of interviews with people who worked with and for Walt Disney, that editor Didier Ghez would be down to interviewing the grandson of the janitor who emptied the wastebasket of Milt Kahl's inbetweener. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Editor Ghez continues to come up with interviews of historical importance filled with fascinating anecdotes and production details.

The contents of volume 11 are:

Foreword: John Canemaker
Didier Ghez: Ruthie Tompson
Christopher Finch & Linda Rosenkrantz: Walt Pfeiffer
John Culhane: Shirley Temple
John Culhane: I. Klein
Peter Hansen: Basil Reynolds
Christopher Finch & Linda Rosenkrantz: Eric Larson
John Culhane: John Hubley
Robin Allan: Jules Engel
Darrell Van Citters: Ed Love
Darrell Van Citters: Mike Lah
JB Kaufman: Frank Thomas
Dave Smith: Carl Nater
John Culhane: John Hench
John Canemaker: Ward Kimball
Dave Smith: Ward Kimball
Didier Ghez: Frank Armitage
Robin Allan: Ray Aragon
Didier Ghez: Ray Aragon
Gord Wilson: Jacques Rupp
David Tietyen: George Bruns
John Canemaker: Dale Oliver
John Canemaker: Iwao Takamoto
John Canemaker: Richard Williams
Charles Solomon: Brad Bird
Alberto Becattini: Don R. Christensen
Jim Korkis: Tom Nabbe
Dave Smith: Roger Broggie
Didier Ghez: David Snyder
Didier Ghez: Carl Bongirno
John Culhane: Daniel MacManus
John Culhane: Ted Kierscey
John Canemaker: Glen Keane
Didier Ghez: Joe Hale
Jérémie Noyer: Mark Henn
Christian Ziebarth: Andreas Deja and Mark Henn
Didier Ghez: Ed Catmull

This is yet another book I've got to add to my overburdened shelf. Copies can be ordered from Xlibris for those living in the U.S. and from Amazon for those living in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Walt's People Volume 9

If you live in the United States, the ninth volume of interviews of people who worked with and for Walt Disney is now available from Xlibris. The book will be available through Amazon in a matter of weeks. This volume, edited by Didier Ghez, contains interviews with Berny Wolf, Art Babbitt, Bill Melendez, Ken O'Connor, Thor Putnam, Art Scott, Ken Anderson, Les Clark, Joe Grant, Walt Peregoy, Frank McSavage, Jack Bradbury, Burny Mattinson, correspondence with Ollie Johnston, and more.

Volume 10 is already in the works. These books overflow with history, technique, and opinion and each works as a stand alone volume if you're intimidated by the thought of trying to catch up.

Walt's People Volume 8 Released

Didier Ghez informs me that the 8th volume of Walt's People, a book series featuring interviews with people who worked with and were associated with Walt Disney, has now been published. Here's a list of the contents:

Foreword: Paula Sigman-Lowery

Dave Smith: Ruth Disney Beecher

Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston: Les Clark

Richard Hubler: Harry Tytle

Milt Gray: James Bodrero

Robin Allan: Theo Halladay about Sylvia Holland

Robin Allan: Retta Scott

Jim Korkis: Retta Davidson

Floyd Norman : Retta Davidson

Steve Hulett: Mark Kirkland about Moe Gollub

Richard Hubler: Ben Sharpsteen

David Tietyen: Lou Debney

David Tietyen: Jim Macdonald

David Tietyen: Charles Wolcott

Richard Hubler: Bill Cottrell

Richard Hubler: Herb Ryman

Richard Hubler: Donn Tatum

Richard Hubler: Card Walker

Richard Hubler: Bob Sherman

Richard Hubler: Dolores Voght

Richard Hubler: Tommie Wilck

Richard Hubler: Welton Becket

John G. West: Bill Anderson

Richard Hubler: Robert Stevenson

Christopher Finch and Linda Rosenkrantz: Don Griffith

Jim Korkis: Floyd Gottfredson

Tony Fischier: Floyd Gottfredson

Jim Korkis: Al Taliaferro

Jim Korkis: Jack Hannah

Jim Fanning: Carl Barks

Paul F. Anderson: Blaine Gibson

Scott Wolf: Harriet Burns

Charles Solomon: Roy E. Disney

Göran Broling: Correspondence with Frank Thomas

Didier Ghez: Bud Hester

Didier Ghez: Ken Southworth

Didier Ghez: Dale Baer

If you are in the United States, you can order this book from Xlibris. The book will be available though Amazon eventually for those who are outside the U.S.