"PERFORMING ARTS Film & Video Reference." . . . . "Performing Arts." . . "Dibuixos animats Estats Units d'Amèrica Història." . . "Electronic books." . . "BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Entertainment & Performing Arts." . . "Animators." . . "Animators" . . . . . . "Walt Disney (1901-1966) was one of the most significant creative forces of the twentieth century, a man who made a lasting impact on the art of the animated film, the history of American business, and the evolution of twentieth-century American culture. He was both a creative visionary and a dynamic entrepreneur, roles whose demands he often could not reconcile.In his compelling new biography, noted animation historian Michael Barrier avoids the well-traveled paths of previous biographers, who have tended to portray a blemish-free Disney or to indulge in lurid speculation. Instead, he takes the full measure of the man in his many aspects. A consummate storyteller, Barrier describes how Disney transformed himself from Midwestern farm boy to scrambling young businessman to pioneering artist and, finally, to entrepreneur on a grand scale. Barrier describes in absorbing detail how Disney synchronized sound with animation in Steamboat Willie; created in Snow White and the Seven..."@en . . . . "The Animated Man a Life of Walt Disney"@en . . "The animated man a life of Walt Disney. - \"Simpson imprint in the humanities.\"" . . "Vita di Walt Disney : uomo, sognatore e genio"@it . "Vita di Walt Disney : uomo, sognatore e genio" . . "Biography" . "Biography"@en . . . . "\"Walt Disney (1901-1966) was one of the most significant creative forces of the twentieth century, a man who made a lasting impact on the art of the animated film, the history of American business, and the evolution of twentieth-century American culture. He was both a creative visionary and a dynamic entrepreneur, roles whose demands he often could not reconcile. In his compelling new biography, noted animation historian Michael Barrier avoids the well-traveled paths of previous biographers, who have tended to portray a blemish-free Disney or to indulge in lurid speculation. Instead, he takes the full measure of the man in his many aspects. A consummate storyteller, Barrier describes how Disney transformed himself from Midwestern farm boy to scrambling young businessman to pioneering artist and, finally, to entrepreneur on a grand scale. Barrier describes in absorbing detail how Disney synchronized sound with animation in Steamboat Willie; created in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs sympathetic cartoon characters whose appeal rivaled that of the best live-action performers; grasped television's true potential as an unparalleled promotional device; and-not least-parlayed a backyard railroad into the Disneyland juggernaut.\"--Publisher's description." . "Biographie" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Animated man"@it . "Based on decades of research, \"The Animated Man\" offers a portrait of Walt Disney as a flawed but fascinating artist, one whose imaginative leaps allowed him to vault ahead of the competition and produce work that even today commands the attention of audiences worldwide."@en . . . . . . "Livres électroniques" . "The animated man : a life of Walt Disney" . "The animated man : a life of Walt Disney"@en . . . . "The Animated man : a life of Walt Disney" . . . . . . . . . "Llibres electrònics" . . "Electronic books"@en . "Electronic books" . . . . . . . . . . "Biografieën (vorm)" . . "The animated man a life of Walt Disney" . "The animated man a life of Walt Disney"@en . . "Animators Biography United States." . . "Verenigde Staten." . . "Animateurs (Cinéma)" . . "PERFORMING ARTS Film & Video General." . . "American Council of Learned Societies." . . "Animateurs (Cinéma) États-Unis Biographies." . . "Animators United States Biography." . . "Animators United States." . . "United States" . . "Nonfiction." . . "Animateurs (Cinéma) Biographies États-Unis." . . "Disney, Walt." . . "Animatiefilms." . . "Animadors (Cinematografia) Estats Units d'Amèrica Biografia." . .