Walt Disney: Hollywood's Dark Prince
- ISBN-10
- 0233989617
- ISBN-13
- 9780233989617
- Series
- Walt Disney
- Category
- Performing Arts / Film / Genres / Animated
- Pages
- 305
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- André Deutsch
- Author
- Marc Eliot
Description
This biography of the man behind the magic reconciles the private 'monster' with the artistic genius of popular culture by showing that the disturbing problems of his own life provided the rich, dark side of the animated movies.
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