Disney Facts Revealed: Answers To Fans' Curious Questions

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Dave Smith, the retired Chief Archivist of The Walt Disney Company, has continued his 'Ask Dave' column through the D23 website. In recent years, questions have become more interesting and difficult for Dave to answer, as the more common answers can now be found online. Now with another critical mass of about 1,100 new Disney trivia Q&A, Dave is ready to assemble his second volume, Disney Facts Revealed.

In addition to founding the Walt Disney Archives in 1970 and serving as chief archivist for more than forty years, Dave Smith has been a featured speaker at many Disney events. Beginning with the July 1983 issue of Disney Channel Magazine, Dave began answering Disney trivia questions from viewers of the Disney Channel. In the ensuing thirty years, his "Ask Dave" column has continued through multiple publications, including Disney Magazine, the online Disney Insider, the D23 Web site, and his book Disney Trivia from the Vault: Secrets Revealed and Questions Answered. Dave has also coauthored all volumes ofThe Ultimate Disney Trivia Book 1-4 and Disney: The First 100 Years (and its update.) He compiled The Quotable Walt Disney, as well as previous editions of Disney A to Z.

PRAISE FOR DISNEY A TO Z: THE OFFICIAL ENCYCLOPEDIA The reference book sets the record straight on many Disney-related issues . . .--Los Angeles Times PRAISE FOR DISNEY FACTS REVEALEDIn the late '60s, while working on a bibliography on Walt Disney, Dave heard that The Walt Disney Company was considering establishing an Archive and wrote a letter to the Disney Company offering his services. The rest is Disney history! Apart from his huge contribution, through his work at the Archive, to preserving the history of Disney's contribution to film and animation, Dave disseminated much of that story through his many books, including Disney A to Z (going through numerous editions), The Quotable Walt Disney, Disney: The First 100 Years, Disney Facts Revealed, his multi-volume The Ultimate Disney Trivia Book, and many other books, articles, and contributions to other publications.--Brian Sibley, writer, broadcaster, and Disney scholar PRAISE FOR DISNEY FACTS REVEALEDOne of 10 Holiday Gift Ideas For Theme Park Fans . . . In it, Dave Smith, the retired Chief Archivist of The Walt Disney Company, answers some frequently asked questions.--International Business Times