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You would think that by volume 11 of Walt's People, a series of books composed of interviews with people who worked with and for Walt Disney, that editor Didier Ghez would be down to interviewing the grandson of the janitor who emptied the wastebasket of Milt Kahl's inbetweener. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Editor Ghez continues to come up with interviews of historical importance filled with fascinating anecdotes and production details. The contents of volume 11 are: Foreword: John Canemaker Didier Ghez: Ruthie Tompson Christopher Finch & Linda Rosenkrantz: Walt Pfeiffer John Culhane: Shirley Temple John Culhane: I. Klein Peter Hansen: Basil Reynolds Christopher Finch & Linda Rosenkrantz: Eric Larson John Culhane: John Hubley Robin Allan: Jules Engel Darrell Van Citters: Ed Love Darrell Van Citters: Mike Lah JB Kaufman: Frank Thomas Dave Smith: Carl Nater John Culhane: John Hench John Canemaker: Ward Kimball Dave Smith: Ward Kimball Didier Ghez: Frank Arm...

Caricature of Ward Kimball by Walt Kelly Didier Ghez's Disney History site has details of Amid Amidi's biography of Ward Kimball to come out in the latter half of 2012. "The Kimball family has generously granted me access to all of Ward's personal files, photos and diaries, and I've combined this with new research and interviews to present a thorough celebration of his life that acknowledges his impact on the art form." This is a book I very much look forward to reading.

If you live in the United States, the ninth volume of interviews of people who worked with and for Walt Disney is now available from Xlibris . The book will be available through Amazon in a matter of weeks. This volume, edited by Didier Ghez , contains interviews with Berny Wolf, Art Babbitt, Bill Melendez, Ken O'Connor, Thor Putnam, Art Scott, Ken Anderson, Les Clark, Joe Grant, Walt Peregoy, Frank McSavage, Jack Bradbury, Burny Mattinson, correspondence with Ollie Johnston, and more. Volume 10 is already in the works. These books overflow with history, technique, and opinion and each works as a stand alone volume if you're intimidated by the thought of trying to catch up.

Didier Ghez informs me that the 8th volume of Walt's People , a book series featuring interviews with people who worked with and were associated with Walt Disney, has now been published. Here's a list of the contents: Foreword: Paula Sigman-Lowery Dave Smith: Ruth Disney Beecher Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston: Les Clark Richard Hubler: Harry Tytle Milt Gray: James Bodrero Robin Allan: Theo Halladay about Sylvia Holland Robin Allan: Retta Scott Jim Korkis: Retta Davidson Floyd Norman : Retta Davidson Steve Hulett: Mark Kirkland about Moe Gollub Richard Hubler: Ben Sharpsteen David Tietyen: Lou Debney David Tietyen: Jim Macdonald David Tietyen: Charles Wolcott Richard Hubler: Bill Cottrell Richard Hubler: Herb Ryman Richard Hubler: Donn Tatum Richard Hubler: Card Walker Richard Hubler: Bob Sherman Richard Hubler: Dolores Voght Richard Hubler: Tommie Wilck Richard Hubler: Welton Becket John G. West: Bill Anderson Richard Hubler: Robert Stevenson Christopher Finch and Linda Rosenk...

If you have ever bought anything from Amazon online, you know that they send you emails to alert you to items they believe you will want based on your past purchases. Occasionally, though, the recommendations leave me scratching my head, such as this one: (Click to enlarge.)

October 14 marks the release of the seventh volume of Walt's People , a collection of interviews with people who worked with and for Walt Disney, edited by Didier Ghez . The cover, as always, is by Peter Emslie . Here's the table of contents for the latest volume: Foreword by Hans Perk David Lesjak: William Rast Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston: Wilfred Jackson Richard Hubler: Wilfred Jackson Wilfred Jackson: The New Spirit Grim Natwick: The Goldfish Caper Grim Natwick: Bill Tytla Grim Natwick: The Three-Fingered Hand Grim Natwick: Analysis Grim Natwick: Soundtracks Grim Natwick: Hobbies Brian Sibley: Adriana Caselotti Milt Gray: Clarence Nash Milt Gray and Michael Barrier: Billy Bletcher Milt Gray: Jim Macdonald Richard Hubler: Jim Macdonald David Tietyen: Paul Smith and Hazel George Christian Renaut: Carl Fallberg Dave Smith: George Goepper Rick Shale: Harry Tytle Richard Hubler: Milt Kahl Darrell Van Citters: Milt Kahl Darrell Van Citters: Ollie Johnston Richard Hubler: War...

Didier Ghez, editor of the Walt's People series of books interviewing those who worked with and for Disney, goes into detail on the creation of each volume . It's a long and involved process, dedicated to bringing a wide variety of source material and a high degree of accuracy to the reader. Anyone interested in Disney or animation history should have these volumes on a nearby bookshelf.