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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791997303321

Autore

Susanin Timothy S

Titolo

Walt before Mickey [[electronic resource] ] : Disney's early years, 1919-1928 / / Timothy S. Susanin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson [Miss.], : University Press of Mississippi, 2011

ISBN

1-283-06633-5

9786613066336

1-60473-961-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (373 p.)

Disciplina

791.43092

B

Soggetti

Animators - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface / by Diane Disney Miller -- Introduction: Thanksgiving, 1966 -- Book one: Kansas City. Prologue the road to the first studios: commercial art, film -- Ads, and "home experimenting," 1919-1921 -- Kaycee Studios, 1921-1922 -- Laugh-o-gram Films, Inc., 1922-1923 -- Book two: Los Angeles. Disney Brothers Studio, 1923-1926 -- Walt Disney Studio, 1926-1928 -- Epilogue: after Mickey.

Sommario/riassunto

aaaa ten years before the creation of Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney struggled with, failed at, and eventually mastered the art and business of animation. Most biographies of his career begin in 1928, when Steamboat Willie was released. That first Disney Studio cartoon with synchronized sound made its main character--Mickey Mouse-an icon for generations.But Steamboat Willie was neither Disney's first cartoon nor Mickey Mouse's first appearance. Prior to this groundbreaking achievement, Walt Disney worked in a variety of venues and studios, refining what would become known as the Disney style. In Wa