

Disney in the hopes that she would immediately take it to the Disney Studios where he would be offered a job and not have to learn his multiplication tables. Upon discovering this fact, Jim took a large sheet of easel paper and drew a huge picture of Jiminy Cricket, his favorite Disney character at the time. Disney, the wife of one of Walt Disney’s brothers. His third grade teacher at Thomas Edison Elementary School was Mrs.

He grew up in Glendale, California, right next to Burbank, the home of the Disney Studios. He is also an award winning teacher, professional actor and magician and author of several books about animation. We also appreciate Jim's allowed use of Ken Anderson quotes from the Ken Anderson interview with Jim Korkis Jim was the original "Merlin" in the Sword in the Stone ceremony in Fantasyland in Walt Disney World and he graciously allowed Nancy Temple Rodrigue the use of his script in her novel HIDDEN MICKEY 4 Wolf: Happily Ever After? His countless anecdotes about Walt Disney are pricelessand we appreciate his permission to use them. Jim Korkis is an internationally respected Disney historian who has written hundreds of articles about all things Disney for over three decades.
