Throughout March, The Walt Disney Family Museum is celebrating Women’s History Month, which highlights contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. Paula Sigman Lowery offers this view of the some of Walt’s most memorable female artists.
"We are deeply saddened to learn of Robert Sherman’s passing. He and his younger brother, Richard, brought beautiful words and music to the world of Disney, the films and the parks alike. The whole world shares a love for their music and my father loved and respected them both..."
To those of a certain age, the name Jerome Courtland is that of a busy television director, long associated with mega-producer Aaron Spelling. Director Courtland’s name sparkled on glamorous TV dramas such as Knot’s Landing, Falcon Crest, and Dynasty...
Throughout March, The Walt Disney Family Museum is celebrating Women’s History Month, which highlights contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. Associate Registrar Brenda Litzinger offers this view of an often overlooked woman who played a small, yet important, role in in Walt's life...
For Walt Disney, a great story was central to producing a successful project. As a part of The Walt Disney Family Museum’s ongoing attempt to live up to Walt’s legacy, our museum shares Walt’s story in a way that lives up to his own standard of great storytelling.
Devoted family man Walt Disney sometimes laughingly observed that he was "outnumbered" at home. Surrounding him were his wife, two daughters, his devoted cook and—as Walt wryly noted—even the family dogs were female. But throughout his life, Walt was influenced and supported by many remarkable women. One of Walt’s inspirational and sympathetic family members is the subject of today’s post.
Last Saturday March 17, The Walt Disney Family Museum had the honor of presenting an intimate conversation with a beloved actress of stage and screen: Nancy Olson. The event was filled with film clips and several interesting, behind the scenes anecdotes from Ms. Olson’s life and career...
Where can you combine your love of film, fine art and storytelling?
The Walt Disney Family Museum is looking for volunteers to help share the history of animation, film, and the life and legacy of Walt Disney with guests from around the world.
Walt Disney's 1960 film Pollyanna is being showcased by The Walt Disney Family Museum throughout March, in celebration of Women’s History Month, which highlights contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. We've asked Chelsea Clair to share about her grandmother: Harriet Burns--the first female Imagineer!
The inspiration of and appreciation for Walt Disney knows no boundaries. The Membership at The Walt Disney Family Museum certainly reflects this diversity. Each month, we introduce you to one of our Members, so you can see the varied and frequently fascinating people who have come together to learn and experience more about the life, work, philosophies, and ideals of Walt Disney. This month, we’d like you to meet member Jeri Ward.
“An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.” Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?
As Cinderella is now playing at The Walt Disney Family Museum throughout the month of April, Disney historian and author J.B. Kaufman has written this piece on the making of this classic film, exclusively for Storyboard.
In celebration of Easter today, we'd like to share this cel-setup from Walt Disney's 1934 Silly Symphony "Funny Little Bunnies"! Excerpted from Russell Merritt and J.B. Kaufman's Book, Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series, this short subject cartoon features a "tour of a meadow filled with rabbits readying their wares for Easter...
If you missed last year's Mad Hatter's Tea Party, here's your chance to join in on the festivities! Come to a very merry unbirthday this Saturday, APRIL 14--limited tickets now available to our Facebook and Twitter friends and followers. Enjoy cakes and other treats, and oh, some tea, just half a cup--if you don't mind!
At last, we have found a way to use in our medium the great music of all times and flood of new ideas which it inspires.”
–Walt
We know it's Friday the 13th, but that's not going to stop our home team from dominating on opening day. We'd like to wish our San Francisco Giants the best of luck this season!
The Awards Lobby of The Walt Disney Family Museum stands as a testament to the wide-ranging successes of Walt Disney’s career. Here visitors find a collection of awards received by Walt Disney for achievements not only for filmmaking, but for contributions to a variety of fields and industries...
Disney Style has been our focus here at The Walt Disney Family Museum throughout April as we look into the evolving design sophistication of Disney animation--specifically brought to the fore with the production of Cinderella. In celebrating the evolution of creativity and design, we were thrilled to get the chance to sit down with Disney Fairy Tale Weddings designer Michael Shettel--Vice President of Design for Alfred Angelo--and pick his brain on what sparks his creativity, and how these beautiful Disney Princess-inspired gowns get translated from off the easel and down the aisle.