The Story of Walt Disney

By: Diane Disney Miller, Pete Martin

Narrated by: Karen Commins

Walt Disney never wrote his memoir, but this book could be considered his autobiography.

In 1955, Walt gave a series of interviews to Pete Martin to be printed in multiple articles in the Saturday Evening Post. Much of that material formed the basis of this book, which was published in 1957.

Walt's daughter Diane was present during those interview sessions. She acknowledged in a later edition of the book that she is not the author. "It is Pete Martin's book, and my dad's story," she wrote, further noting this book was "one of the first biographies of my dad."

She was named as the author and Martin wrote the book from her perspective so that the Saturday Evening Post could pay her and her sister, rather than Walt. He wanted to give his daughters money to help them start their adult lives, but his funds were committed to his business.

As you'll hear in this audiobook, Walt found resourceful ways to earn money even in his youth.

The warm reminiscences present Walt as a creative and energetic business person and loving family man. His story includes fascinating details about animation, his cartoon characters and films, the movie and TV industries, and technological processes he invented.

He partnered with his devoted brother Roy, who managed the financial aspects of the company. Reversals of fortune occurred many times in their lives, yet they continued to dream bigger dreams and pursue them.

The Story of Walt Disney comes to audio for the first time in celebration of the 120th anniversary of Walt Disney's birth.

Public Domain (P)2021 Jewel Audiobooks

Deep dive into the rise of Walt Disney

I love hearing these stories from someone so close to Walt Disney. It was an awesome trip through history .

Disney Fan

I was hoping for more stories about the creation of Disneyland, but overall, interesting read.

The story of Disney himself

The struggles he faced and the triumphs he made which is truly inspiring for those who love Disney

I thought

I thought was it being written by his daughter that it would cover what he was like away from the spotlight that cameras and what he was like at home.

The way Walt Disney daughter caught his essence

loved all of it it peeked your interest from the very first word to the end and left you wanting more

Average at best

Hoping for the inside scoop but found none. Many better Walt Disney biographies have been written.