In 1958, Walt Disney encouraged thirty-six-year-old Bob Thomas
to write The Art of Animation, the first book that would
give full credit to the animators and explore the animation
process. Thomas interviewed Walt Disney many times during the
years he was a Hollywood correspondent for the Associate Press and
in preparation for his two books, The Art of Animation and
Walt Disney: Magician of the Movies.
After Disney's death in 1966, Thomas wrote the official biography,
Walt Disney: An American Original. He is also the author of
numerous other books, including biographies on Fred Astaire, Bing
Crosby, Harry Cohn, Irving Thalberg, David O. Selznick, Joan
Crawford, William Holden, Walter Winchell, and other Hollywood
legends. His biographies of Howard Hughes and Abbot and Costello
became television movies.
His other Disney books include Building a Company: Roy O. Disney
and the Creation of an Entertainment Empire; The Art of
Animation: From Mickey Mouse to Beauty and the Beast; and its
revision, The Art of Animation, From Mickey Mouse to
Hercules. He was issued a special commendation at the Disney
Legends ceremony in 2001.
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