AMERICA’S “POET LARIAT” REMEMBERS WALT DISNEY
THE TWO DUBYA'S ~ WILL AND WALTBy Paul F. AndersonWill Rogers was one of America's favorite humorists, up there with the likes of Benjamin Franklin, Mark Twain, Ogden Nash, Stan Freberg, Garrison Keillor, and many more. In the 1920s and 1930s his influence was keenly...
CAPTAIN NEMO REMEMBERS DISNEY…And Indirectly, Walt Too
JAMES MASON AND HIS DISNEY DAYSBy Paul F. AndersonJames Mason gave an impressive performance as Captain Nemo in Walt Disney's production of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954). His cinematic portrayal of Jules Verne's mysterious antihero was every bit the equal of his...
THE MICKEY MOUSE MYSTERY OF THE ORPHAN’S STOLEN MILK … To Be Solved Soon
Very sorry for the absence these last three weeks or so. I am sure everyone has been spellbound as to what kind of notorious Disney villain would have stolen Grisham's Milk from Mickey's Orphans (is Pete up to his old tricks? Tune in soon!). Consider this a modern-day...
JUST WHO IS GRISHAM’S DAIRY … Teaser
THE MYSTERY OF "GRISHAM'S MICKEY MOUSE"Since today can be Help Wanted Day here at the Institute, I thought I'd throw this tidbit out there. I was recently going through the Institute's collection of Mickey Mouse comic strips, with the idea of posting a few here at DHI...
FUN FOTO-The “Unbelievable” According To Walt
WALT DISNEY'S DEFINITION OF UNBELIEVABLEby Paul F. AndersonWonderful Fun Foto of Walt enjoying Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. In early 1964 (most likely on a trip to the 1964 New York World's Fair), Walt had his pilot make a stop in New Mexico for the...
WALT’S PEOPLE-Disneyland’s “Trail of Tears”
WALT'S PEOPLE--Lucille Ryman Carroll"Tears Are Words The Heart Can't Express"-Quote by UnknownAs mentioned in yesterday's essay, I want to devote today's post to another influential individual in my Disney history career: Lucille Ryman Carroll. I did not know Lucille...
PHILOSOPHY OF WALT “What Is The Cost Of An Idea?”
PHILOSOPHY OF WALTWith Herbert Dickens RymanIf you have followed the Institute from the beginning, you know that Ken Anderson plays a very important part in my Disney History career. There are two more individuals that I would like to honor and acknowledge, as they...
REPORTS OF MY DEATH ARE EXAGGERATED…
(With apologies to Mark Twain!) Sorry for my absence from the airwaves, I've been helping out with some family health issues.
DISNEY GUEST STAR DAY With Reddy Kilowatt
During the turbulent financial times of the early 1940s, Walt and Roy made the decision to find work anywhere in order to keep the Studio afloat. Before the government work for the War effort started to roll in (and thus kept the Disney Studio solvent), the Disney...
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS-Day Twelve
click on the image for a much larger viewTHE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMASDAY TWELVE-by Paul F. AndersonFor the final installment of 2009's DHI Twelve Days of Christmas, we have a Christmas present ... literally! One of the early employee “benefits” at the Walt Disney...
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