Didier Ghez

Didier Ghez is the author and editor of numerous books about the Disney studio and its artists, including the books in the Walt’s People series and in the They Drew as They Pleased series. In 2018, Ghez received the prestigious June Foray Award for significant and benevolent impact on the art and industry of animation. He lives in Coral Gables, Florida.

Burny Mattinson is the longest serving employee in Disney history and one of the few remaining artists who worked with Walt Disney. The veteran Disney filmmaker has worked on a number of classics including Lady and the Tramp, The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, and Tarzan, and he was officially inducted as a Disney Legend in 2008. He lives in San Francisco.