Walt disney death magazine covers
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A Look at LIFE&#;s &#;Walt Disney: From Mickey to the Magic Kingdom&#;
For the first time since his death nearly 50 years ago, Walt Disney has graced the cover of LIFE magazine. You can imagine my shock to see a young Uncle Walt and Mickey Mouse smiling at me from the rack in the magazine section of my Barnes and Noble bookstore recently.
This LIFE magazine has little to do with the heritage weekly and monthly publication but has everything to do with the new way of getting archival magazine resources in the hands of new media consumers and those looking for nostalgia. The Walt Disney entry is the latest in a series of limited editions from Topix Media Specials utilizing the LIFE, Newsweek and TV Guide names. In the past, Elvis, John Wayne, Princess Diana, and the 50th anniversary of The Sound of Music have had dedicated memorable editions.
As I picked up a copy of LIFE's "Walt Disney From Mickey to the Magic Kingdom" and paged feverishly through it, I got to thinking about h
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From the Archives: Wizard of Fantasy Walt Disney Dies
Walt Disney, the one-time Missouri farm boy who for more than a quarter of a century created fantasies that made a troubled world laugh, died Thursday.
Disney, 65, succumbed at a.m. in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Burbank, across the street from Walt Disney Productions, where more than 4, employees under the famous showman’s driving leadership created worlds of make-believe.
Hospital and studio spokesmen declined to state the specific cause of death, saying only that he died of “acute circulatory collapse.” A cardiologist was at his bedside when he died, the hospital said.
Underwent Lung Operation
Disney entered the hospital Nov. 2 and underwent surgery 19 days later for removal of a portion of his left lung. At the time, a studio official said Disney was admitted for treatment of an old neck injury received while playing polo.
“During the preliminary examination, a lesion was discovered . . .,” stated a medical bulletin issued
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In all of recorded history, there&#;s perhaps no greater visionary, creative genius, entrepreneur, or dreamer than the incomparable Walter Elias Disney. Walt had a magic all his own&#;and the vision with which to bring that magic to dazzling life (with a little help from his financial genius of a brother, Roy).
But even legender can have secrets, bad habits, and even addictions that lead them down a less-than-magical path. Sadly, this was true of Walt Disney too, and his bad habit and addiction ultimately led to a massive cover-up within The Walt Disney Company decades ago&#;a cover-up that&#;s still being carried out to this day.
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It&#;s common knowledge that the genius animator responsible for Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, and a myriad of other beloved Disney characters, as well as Disney&#;s animated classics and Disney Parks, was a heavy sm