Walt Disney: Hollywood's Dark Prince
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Walt Disney: Hollywood's Dark Prince is a biography
by Marc Eliot, presenting a darker picture of entertainer Walt Disney
than his popular perception. Eliot purports to present evidence of life-long anti-Semitism
(including a deleted scene from the 1933 Silly Symphony Three Little Pigs in which the Big Bad Wolf dresses as a Jewish peddler), covert employment by the House Un-American Activities Committee as a spy against Communists in Hollywood, and intense right-wing politics. For example, the book claims that Disney wore a Barry Goldwater
badge when receiving the Medal of Freedom from President Lyndon Johnson just before the 1964 election
and repeats urban legends such as Disney's alleged refusal to lower the American flag at Disneyland after the assassination of John F. Kennedy
.
The book has been called "an effective hatchet
job" and the book's claims are disputed by other authors, including ones who have reviewed and published information from the same FBI files as Eliot.
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
by Marc Eliot, presenting a darker picture of entertainer Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
than his popular perception. Eliot purports to present evidence of life-long anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism
Antisemitism is suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage. According to a 2005 U.S...
(including a deleted scene from the 1933 Silly Symphony Three Little Pigs in which the Big Bad Wolf dresses as a Jewish peddler), covert employment by the House Un-American Activities Committee as a spy against Communists in Hollywood, and intense right-wing politics. For example, the book claims that Disney wore a Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 election. An articulate and charismatic figure during the first half of the 1960s, he was known as "Mr...
badge when receiving the Medal of Freedom from President Lyndon Johnson just before the 1964 election
United States presidential election, 1964
The United States presidential election of 1964 was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had come to office less than a year earlier following the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Kennedy. Johnson, who had successfully associated himself with Kennedy's...
and repeats urban legends such as Disney's alleged refusal to lower the American flag at Disneyland after the assassination of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
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The book has been called "an effective hatchet
Hatchet
A hatchet is a single-handed striking tool with a sharp blade used to cut and split wood...
job" and the book's claims are disputed by other authors, including ones who have reviewed and published information from the same FBI files as Eliot.