Walt Disney's Fantasia / by John Culhane.

By:

Culhane, John

Contributor(s):

Walt Disney Productions

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Abradale Press/H.N. Abrams, 1987.Description: 222 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cmISBN:

0810980789

Other title:

Fantasia

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

741.5973 DIS

Contents:

The making of Fantasia: Toccata and Fugue in D minor -- The nutcracker suite -- The sorcerer's apprentice -- Rite of spring -- Intermission: the sound track -- The pastoral symphony -- Dance of the hours -- Night on Bald Mountain / Ave Maria -- Production credits -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Summary: Reprinted on the eve of the long-awaited sequel Fantasia 2000, this is the definitive book on the Walt Disney Studio's most ambitious masterpiece. Noted film historian John Culhane tells the story behind the creation of Fantasia, using never-before-published material and a wealth of memorable illustrations, including actual frames from the classic film.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	741.5973 DIS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002000147679

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Noted film historian John Culhane tells the story behind the creation of Fantasia, using a wealth of memorable illustrations, including actual frames from the classic film.

Reprint. Originally published: New York : Abrams, 1983.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 211-213.

Reprinted on the eve of the long-awaited sequel Fantasia 2000, this is the definitive book on the Walt Disney Studio's most ambitious masterpiece. Noted film historian John Culhane tells the story behind the creation of Fantasia, using never-before-published material and a wealth of memorable illustrations, including actual frames from the classic film.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

John Culhane was born in Rockford, Illinois on February 7, 1934. He graduated from St. Louis University and then became a reporter and daily columnist for the Rockford Register-Republic. He later became an investigative reporter for the Chicago Daily News, a media editor at Newsweek, a roving editor at Readers Digest, and a freelance writer for publications including the New York Times Magazine and American Film.

He was a Disney animation historian who was the inspiration for the characters of Mr. Snoops in the 1977 Disney animated feature The Rescuers and Flying John in the Rhapsody in Blue segment of Fantasia/2000. His books on Disney animation include Walt Disney's Fantasia, Aladdin: The Making of an Animated Film, and Fantasia 2000: Visions of Hope. He also wrote The American Circus: An Illustrated History and Special Effects in the Movies: How They Do It: Dazzling Movie Magic and the Artists Who Create It.

For over 40 years, he taught classes on the history of animation at New York City's School of Visual Arts, Manhattan's Fashion Institute of Technology, Mercy College in Westchester County, and NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He died from complications due to cardiac failure and Alzheimer's disease on July 30, 2015 at the age of 81.

(Bowker Author Biography)