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Beginning in 1955, a year before Disneyland opened, Marty Sklar entered the Walt Disney Company as one of the youngest members of Walt and Roy's creative team. He served as Walt’s speech writer, crafted the company’s public‑relations materials, and authored key documents that guided Disneyland’s growth. Sklar later wrote a twenty‑four minute film articulating Walt’s vision for Walt Disney World and Epcot, and he helped secure sponsors for new developments. Over the next forty years he rose to president and principal creative executive of Walt Disney Imagineering, directing the creative expansion of Disney’s parks worldwide. This memoir offers a detailed, insider perspective on nearly half a century of Disney history.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Marty Sklar
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