If you were asked to name the director of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, could you?

How about Bambi, Pinocchio, or Cinderella?

Find more about these unknown key contributors, and what it took to direct a film alongside Walt Disney.

Available September 17, 2024

Here’s what folks have to say about our book:

This is a revelatory book even for a dedicated Disneyphile like me. I couldn't put it down.

Leonard Maltin, critic, historian, author

Animation historian Don Peri and Pixar director Pete Docter have written a long-overdue examination of the little-known, but essential, directors of Disney cartoon shorts and features. It’s a large (350 page) book, profusely illustrated; the historical research is impeccable. Personal portraits and stories of Walt’s closest collaborators are well told with cogency and candor.

John Canemaker, author, filmmaker

I had high hopes for the book and I was not disappointed. In fact, I was blown away. This is a game-changer and a book that every single one of us Disney history enthusiasts must have on our shelves. It is full from cover to cover of new information, and a very large amount of the illustrations have never been seen before.

This is a book you will want to pre-order right now if you have not already done so.

  • Didier Ghez, historian and president of HHA