Article: Walt Disney.(Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination)(Book review)

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Walt Disney

The Triumph of the American Imagination

By Neal Gabler

Inside the Magic Kingdom.

Walt Disney broke free of an unsatisfactory midwestern upbringing to chase a dream in Hollywood. As a young man, he could hardly have known the impact he would make on American (and world) culture. Biographer Neal Gabler explores Disney's legacy--from Mickey Mouse and the rise of animation to the groundbreaking feature-length films and the ever-popular amusement parks. Gabler also explores another side of Disney: he was a lonely, depressed, often financially strapped man accused of Red-baiting, anti-Semitism, and ...

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