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Walt and Lillian in a Photo Booth

Posted on April 17, 2013 by John Frost

I am in love with this set of four photos capturing Walt and Lillian acting silly together in a photo booth. We don’t get to see them acting naturally together very often. Usually one or both of them in “on … Continue reading →

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Keep Moving Forward

Posted on February 27, 2013 by John Frost

The second I saw this recently unearthed photo of uncle Walt, I knew just the quote to go with it. “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down … Continue reading →

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Production Begins on “Saving Mr. Banks” starring Tom Hanks as Walt Disney

Posted on September 20, 2012 by John Frost

We’re still waiting for our Walt Disney bio-pic, but production has finally begun on a movie that focuses on one of the most interesting chapters in Walt’s life, his 20-year courting of P.L. Travers in order to secure the movie … Continue reading →

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Lost Oswald Short Restored and Shown at Film Festival

Posted on September 10, 2012 by John Frost

Last year a British film archive discovered a print of an 1928 Oswald The Lucky Rabbit short that had previously been thought lost. “Hungry Hobos” was the 20th out of 26 Oswald films worked on by Walt Disney and his … Continue reading →

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Walt Disney’s Chicago Home Still For Sale

Posted on June 25, 2012 by John Frost

Back in 2006 someone put Walt Disney’s childhood home in Chicago on ebay. It didn’t sale and has been off and on the market ever since. This is the home Walt’s father built with his own hands and Walt Disney … Continue reading →

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