EVER wondered what the real story behind the greatest cartoon characters of all time ever was? Why was Mickey Mouse known as Mickey and not something else? What propelled Walt Disney to come up with a full-length animated film at a time when not even coloured films were considered above normal?
In Walt Disney: Drawn From Imagination, Bill Scollon takes us through the life and times of Walt Disney, the man behind Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and many more cartoons that continue to dominate our lives even today.
This biography is not just about Walt Disney’s rise to stardom; it tells us about his humble beginnings, his struggles, his ability to dream big and then chase that dream until it became a reality. Here you will get to know that it was Walt Disney who used television as a tool for advertisement at a time when people weren’t accepting it as media; it was he who revolutionised the cartoon industry by producing featured length animated films in colour when black and white films were in demand; he may have lied about his age to serve his country in World War I, but that shows he was always willing to take risks.
Did you know that Mickey Mouse was created only because Walt lost the rights to his first creation Oswald the Lucky Rabbit; and would have named the character Mortimer had his wife not suggested the ‘hippier’ Mickey. Thank God she did and that’s how the greatest cartoon character of all times was born.
This book also tells us how Walt Disney came up with the idea of the Happiest Place on Earth — the Disneyland, something even his brother objected to at first. But now, after more than 60 years, Disneyland remains the happiest place on the planet thanks to Uncle Walt!
What makes this book different from all others is its target market – it has been written specifically for kids in mind. It doesn’t go into the controversies and dark aspects of Walt Disney’s life like the other books, but discusses only those things that will make the young generation cheer for the man who always wanted kids to be happy!
