The story of Walt Disney is that of a true American original because one, he grew up living the small town farm life to the hustle and bustle of somewhat city life. His ideas were so far ahead of everything else that it took teams of people to construct. Walt Disney was truly a genius that could move mountains and oceans. For the number of pages that I did read, it was a true magical experience of going to work and school there knowing that this all was designed by one man who took pain in knowing that everything had to be perfect. I think this would have had more of an impact then it did now. After so many years I finally finished it and regret that I never did it when I lived there. I first started reading this book when I lived in Walt Disney World on the Disney College program.
This book was an absolute treasure to read. Selznick, Walter Winchell, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Howard Hughes, Abbott & Costello, Walt Disney, and a children's book, Walt Disney: Magician of the Movies. Other Thomas biographies include Joan Crawford, Marlon Brando, David O. Thalberg as sparking their interest in pursuing a career behind the scenes. Many in the film industry credit his 1969 biography of producer Irving G. Mayer.ĭuring his long history of reporting for the AP, Thomas authored at least 30 books. Acclaimed as the dean of Hollywood reporters, Bob Thomas wrote about the movie business for the Associated Press since the days when Hollywood was run by the men who founded it: Jack Warner, Darryl F.
Thomas made his mark by engaging celebrities in activities that brought out their personalities, whether by measuring their waistline after childbirth (as he did with Betty Grable) or testing just how tall a leading lady needed to be by kissing her himself (as he did with June Haver). He lived in Encino with his wife, Patricia. Robert Joseph "Bob" Thomas was an American Hollywood film industry biographer and reporter who worked for the Associated Press from 1944.īorn in San Diego, he grew up in Los Angeles, where his father was a film publicist.
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