Inside the Whimsy Works

My Life with Walt Disney Productions

Biography & Memoir, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts
Cover of the book Inside the Whimsy Works by Jimmy Johnson, University Press of Mississippi
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jimmy Johnson ISBN: 9781628469189
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi Publication: January 21, 2014
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi Language: English
Author: Jimmy Johnson
ISBN: 9781628469189
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Publication: January 21, 2014
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi
Language: English

In this never-before-published memoir from the files of The Walt Disney Archives, Disney Legend Jimmy Johnson (1917-1976) takes you from his beginnings as a studio gofer during the days of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to the opening of Walt Disney World Resort. Johnson relates dozens of personal anecdotes with famous celebrities, beloved artists, and, of course, Walt and Roy Disney.

This book, also the story of how an empire-within-an-empire is born and nurtured, traces Johnson’s innovations in merchandising, publishing, and direct marketing, to the formation of what is now Walt Disney Records. This fascinating autobiography explains how the records helped determine the course of Disney Theme Parks, television, and film through best-selling recordings by icons such as Annette Funicello, Fess Parker, Julie Andrews, Louis Armstrong, and Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Through Jimmy Johnson’s remarkable journey, the film, TV, and recording industries grow up together as changes in tastes and technologies shape the world, while the legacy of Disney is developed as well as carefully sustained for the generations who cherish its stories, characters, and music.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In this never-before-published memoir from the files of The Walt Disney Archives, Disney Legend Jimmy Johnson (1917-1976) takes you from his beginnings as a studio gofer during the days of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to the opening of Walt Disney World Resort. Johnson relates dozens of personal anecdotes with famous celebrities, beloved artists, and, of course, Walt and Roy Disney.

This book, also the story of how an empire-within-an-empire is born and nurtured, traces Johnson’s innovations in merchandising, publishing, and direct marketing, to the formation of what is now Walt Disney Records. This fascinating autobiography explains how the records helped determine the course of Disney Theme Parks, television, and film through best-selling recordings by icons such as Annette Funicello, Fess Parker, Julie Andrews, Louis Armstrong, and Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Through Jimmy Johnson’s remarkable journey, the film, TV, and recording industries grow up together as changes in tastes and technologies shape the world, while the legacy of Disney is developed as well as carefully sustained for the generations who cherish its stories, characters, and music.

More books from University Press of Mississippi

Cover of the book The New Blue Music by Jimmy Johnson
Cover of the book The Egg Bowl by Jimmy Johnson
Cover of the book Beaches, Blood, and Ballots by Jimmy Johnson
Cover of the book Ragged but Right by Jimmy Johnson
Cover of the book Conversations with Edmund White by Jimmy Johnson
Cover of the book Outsider Art by Jimmy Johnson
Cover of the book Living in Mississippi by Jimmy Johnson
Cover of the book Manners and Southern History by Jimmy Johnson
Cover of the book Down on the Batture by Jimmy Johnson
Cover of the book Inventing Southern Literature by Jimmy Johnson
Cover of the book I Am Because We Are by Jimmy Johnson
Cover of the book Conversations with Barry Hannah by Jimmy Johnson
Cover of the book The Culture and Politics of Contemporary Street Gang Memoirs by Jimmy Johnson
Cover of the book Peter Bagge by Jimmy Johnson
Cover of the book Voice of the Leopard by Jimmy Johnson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy