J.B. Kaufman is an author and film historian who has published and lectured extensively on Disney animation, American silent film history, and related topics. His books include The Fairest One of All, South of the Border with Disney, and Pinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epic. He is also coauthor, with Russell Merritt, of Walt Disney’s Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series and the award-winning Walt in Wonderland: The Silent Films of Walt Disney, and collaborated with David Gerstein on Taschen’s Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse: The Ultimate History. Kaufman has also presented programs at festivals including the TCM Classic Film Festival; the San Francisco Silent Film Festival; and Le Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone, Italy, where he was a 2020 recipient of the Jean Mitry Award.
"Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is one of the true
landmarks of film history. JB Kaufman's book The Fairest One of All
is by far the most complete telling yet of the making of this
spectacular film, which paved the way for a medium and industry
that has been healthy and vibrant for 75 years. Filled with
phenomenal stories, details, and artwork, this book is a treasure
equal to that of the movie itself. If you love Snow White, Disney,
or animation, this book is a must-have."
*John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer, Walt Disney and Pixar
Animation Studios*
"It’s fair to call this the definitive study of Walt Disney’s
landmark animated feature, not only because Kaufman, a meticulous
film historian, has dug deeper (and longer) than anyone else into
that history, but because he’s made connections few others have
pursued: the origins of the fairy tale, the impact that the 1916
silent feature had on Walt Disney (even locating a photo of it
star, Marguerite Clark, visiting Walt in the 1940s), the genesis of
each sequence in the picture, the merchandising it generated, its
continuing success in theatrical reissues, and the reuse of the
Dwarfs in a handful of wartime short subjects."
*Leonard Maltin, film critic and historian*
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the one that started it all,
setting such a high bar that animated films today still struggle to
match its creative and technical artistry. As this thoroughly
researched book reveals, its success was no accident. No detail was
too small to escape the scrutiny of Walt Disney and his staff. J.B.
Kaufman provides a jackpot of information and stories about the
amazing people who made this pioneering film."
*Pete Docter, Academy Award-winning Director of Up and Monsters,
Inc.*
"A tour de force of historical research and insightful writing
about the making of one of the greatest films ever! The text of
author J.B. Kaufman's gorgeously illustrated book is comprehensive,
scholarly, and entertaining, filled with myriad details about Snow
White, from folk tale to film and beyond."
*John Canemaker, Academy Award-winning Director of The Moon and the
Son*
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