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James Korkis est décédé vendredi dernier. Il est l'auteur d'une trentaine de livres Disney de thèmes variés disponibles chez Theme Park Press.

Disney Legends: Makers of Magic, Volume 1 de Jamie Hecker (KMF Media, 2023)


Description de l'éditeur : Whether informal or devoted, fans of the Disney brand and company understand that the world Walt created emanates from Burbank, Glendale and Anaheim, California, Orlando, Florida, Paris, France, Tokyo, Japan, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, China.

It takes the discipline and talent to achieve the lofty goals that Walt set for his company. Animators, illustrators, voice artists, singers and songwriters and under-the-radar executives to maintain and elevate the Disney level of quality that demonstrably grew, from animated shorts in the 1920’s to cutting edge, interactive theme park attractions in the 2020’s.

The direct result of Disney’s “best of the best” is the Disney Legends Program. The Walt Disney Company established the Legends program in 1987. To date, 304 men and women have been named Disney Legends.

This anthology collection is from a recurring column I write for Celebrations magazine. These biographies were originally written between 2012 and 2016.

Highlights Include:

Muti-talented voice artists Paul Frees and Sterling Holloway, who respectively voiced the Haunted Mansion’s Ghost Host and Winnie the Pooh.

Imagineering icons Marc and Alice Davis, for their work in animation, costume design and Disney theme park attractions.

Musical artists such as Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman who collaborated on timeless songs from the Disney animation renaissance.

Pixar co-founder Steve Jobs

Television stars, in front of and behind the camera, that extended the Disney voice to television sets across the country.

The talented men who brought Donald Duck to life, giving Disney an exciting new character that could explore personality dynamics that Mickey Mouse couldn’t do as the unofficial representation of the Disney company.

Several members of Walt’s vaunted Nine Old Men, his prestigious collection of character animators that largely defined the Disney animation style.