description: The definitive portrait of one of the most important cultural figures in American history.Walt Disney was a true visionary whose desire for escape, iron determination and obsessive perfectionism transformed animation from a novelty to an art form, first with Mickey Mouse and then with his feature films-most notably "Snow White, Fantasia, "and "Bambi." In his superb biography, Neal Gabler shows us how, over the course of two decades, Disney revolutionized the entertainment industry. In a way that was unprecedented and later widely imitated, he built a synergistic empire that combined film, television, theme parks, music, book publishing, and merchandise. Walt Disney is a revelation of both the work and the man-of both the remarkable accomplishment and the hidden life. "From the Trade Paperback edition."
language: English
title: Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination
titlecomplete: Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination
characters: Walt Disney
genres: History, Film, American History, Biography Memoir, Biography, Business, Audiobook, Memoir, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 10421
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Biography
publisher: Books on Tape