Early concepts for an animated film based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen date back to the 1930s, even before Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was finished. The project was shelved until the 1990s, with a number of different story ideas proposed over the next decade, but none were viable. Finally, a script …
See moreThere was a 1984 14k gold men’s wristwatch made by Baume and Mercier, a prominent watch firm from Geneva that was founded in 1830; that watch sold for $3,500, with a women’s version at $1,800. But perhaps the highest price was for a handmade 18k gold watch with mother of pearl dials, by Gerald Genta, …
See moreI counted Toby Bluth as a friend when we both worked at the Disney Studio, and, in fact, I have made a collection of autographed copies of his many books. I am even pleased to have some original Toby Bluth artwork. So, it is very possible that I signed the book for Toby in 1999.
See moreSince an animated feature takes so long to make, boys hired to do the voices often find that their voices change, and the filmmakers had to find someone else who sounds like the young boy to continue with the role.
See moreWalt Disney’s biography by Bob Thomas (Walt Disney: An American Original) includes photographs of Walt’s brothers Herbert, Raymond, and Roy, and his sister Ruth.
See moreYou can contact the Walt Disney Archives at Disney.archives@disney.com.
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Almost everything was duplicated for the film; there were no original artifacts loaned from the Archives. Posters and photographs were new prints that were made. Some Oscars, however, were borrowed from a display at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
See moreIf you will email a photo of your pin, with any supporting information, to the Walt Disney Archives (Disney.Archives@Disney.com) they may be able to help you.
See moreDisney licensed footage from a 1947 film, Animated Cartoons—The Toy That Grew Up, produced by Les Films du Compas and Roger Leenhardt, for that television show. The Walt Disney Archives has no further information on that film, so they do not know if the Théâtre Optique still exists.
See moreThe technique of using a book to open an animated feature was a popular one with Walt Disney. The three books that the Walt Disney Archives has are the ones from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty. They are actual books and are currently on display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential …
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