This timely biography, told through the captivating and vivid words of those who knew, worked with, and studied Walt Disney, provides the most revelatory portrait to date of the man who has become an icon of North American culture. More than 70 men and women were interviewed, including friends, employees, and historians, adversaries and rivals, and, most especially, family members, who add a special private context to a very public work. This fascinating book is the ideal compliment to the upcoming ABC Television documentary Walt: The Man Behind the Myth.

This timely biography, told through the captivating and vivid words of those who knew, worked with, and studied Walt Disney, provides the most revelatory portrait to date of the man who has become an icon of North American culture. More than 70 men and women were interviewed, including friends, employees, and historians, adversaries and rivals, and, most especially, family members, who add a special private context to a very public work. This fascinating book is the ideal compliment to the upcoming ABC Television documentary Walt: The Man Behind the Myth.