"Jack Kinney went to work for Walt Disney in 1931 when animation was a mysterious new art form that left audiences breathless. Disney's small studio, already leading the industry, was a creative mecca for brash, eccentric artists of every type imaginable, and Walt, 'a genius whose enormous vision was equaled only by the size of his ego' was the rough-and-ready coach of this talented team. This is the world brought to life in Walt Disney and Assorted Other Characters."--from the front flap.