On Friday, October 27th, 2023 from 2-3:30pm on Zoom and streamed to the Kingsley Room, join us for a virtual program about the history of the Walt Disney Company.
Over the last nine decades, the Walt Disney Company has transformed every facet of the entertainment business. Join us as we examine this remarkable story of creativity and media growth, and explore how the Walt Disney Company grew from a small cartoon studio in 1923 to become the most powerful force in worldwide entertainment.
Brian Rose is a professor emeritus at Fordham University. He’s written several books on television history and cultural programming, and conducted more than a hundred Q&A’s with leading directors, actors, and writers for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Screen Actors Guild, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the Directors Guild of America.
Like all Southbury Public Library programs, this program is free to attend and open to anyone regardless of town of residency. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Library. Registration is required. Zoom invitation links will be sent via email on the day of the program. Please visit the link below for more information and to register.
Registration Link:
Zoom https://www.southburylibrary.org/event/zoom-mickey-mouse-star-wars-and-beyond-how-walt-disney-company-conquered-entertainment
In Person https://www.southburylibrary.org/event/person-mickey-mouse-star-wars-and-beyond-how-walt-disney-company-conquered-entertainment