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Building a Company: Roy O. Disney and the Creation of an Entertainment Empire

Bob Thomas

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Summary

Bob Thomas tells Roy O. Disney’s side of the company’s story. He examines the financial and business work behind Walt’s creative projects, including distribution, television and merchandising. The book follows a long partnership that included conflict as well as a shared commitment to family entertainment.

  • SourceGoogle Books licensed Disney Editions description: Building a Company · Publisher description; 1999 paperback

Why read it Our view

Useful for examining how partners with different skills build a company together. Roy’s work in finance, distribution and merchandising makes the business side of creative projects visible.

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  • Walt DisneyFamily and company history
    Thomas’s account of Roy O. Disney examines the brothers’ partnership and the company they built.
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