Walt's Time
Walt's Time: From Before to Beyond is a 252-page autobiographical, full-color book by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman. It was edited by Disney Imagineers Bruce Gordon, David Mumford and Jeff Kurtti and was published in 1998 by Camphor Tree Publishers of Santa Clarita, California. Bruce Gordon did the book design and layout.
General outline
The book is divided into three major sections.
Section One: "Walt's Time"
The first section, "Walt’s Time", describes the Shermans’ years with Walt Disney at The Walt Disney Company starting with their first composition, Annette Funicello’s "Strummin’ Song", and continuing through 1967's The Jungle Book.
Section Two: "Al's Time"
The other influential person in their life, their father, Al Sherman, himself a well-known songwriter in the 1930s and '40s, is covered in the middle section, "Al's Time." This part of the book discusses Al's life from coming to America as a Russian immigrant to becoming a successful songwriter for famous musicians including Louis Armstrong, Al Jolson, Lawrence Welk and Maurice Chevalier. This section also talks about the Shermans' early days growing up in Beverly Hills, their college years, Robert's tour in World War II and their early, separate careers. The section ends where the first section starts, their first meeting with Walt Disney.
Section Three: "Our Time"
The final section of the book, “Our Time,” deals with the Shermans' life after Walt Disney and includes many more Disney projects including Winnie-the-Pooh and Epcot. This part also includes their many and varied non-Disney projects, including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Snoopy Come Home and Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer: A Musical Adaptation. The section concludes with their work on Disneyland's 1998 New Tomorrowland. The book also includes appendices with a song list, video list and some notes on their unpublished material. Walt's Time also includes a preface by then Walt Disney Company's vice-chairman Roy E. Disney, a foreword by the Vice Chairman of Walt Disney Imagineering Marty Sklar, and an introduction by Disney film historian Leonard Maltin. Also included are afterwords by each of the three editors as well as a thorough discography and videography.[1]
Publishing details
Walt's Time was published by Camphor Tree Publishers in December 1998 (hardcover, ISBN 0-9646059-3-7)
References
- ^ "LaughingPlace.com: Review: Walt's Time: From Before to Beyond, (The #1 Site for Disney)". Archived from the original on March 29, 2006. Retrieved October 21, 2006.
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- The Parent Trap (1961)
- The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
- Greyfriars Bobby (1961)
- Bon Voyage! (1962)
- A Symposium on Popular Songs (1962)
- In Search of the Castaways (1962)
- Big Red (1962)
- Moon Pilot (1962)
- Summer Magic (1963)
- The Sword in the Stone (1963)
- The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)
- The Moon-Spinners (1964)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- Those Calloways (1964)
- The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
- That Darn Cat! (1965)
- Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)
- Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
- The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
- The Jungle Book (1967)
- The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
- The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
- Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
- The Aristocats (1970)
- Goldilocks (1971)
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
- Snoopy Come Home (1972)
- Charlotte's Web (1973)
- Tom Sawyer (1973)
- Huckleberry Finn (1974)
- Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974)
- The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
- The Magic of Lassie (1978)
- Magic Journeys (1982)
- Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1983)
- Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1992)
- The Mighty Kong (1998)
- Seasons of Giving (1999)
- The Tigger Movie (2000)
and musical revues
- Victory Canteen (1971)
- Over Here! (1974)
- Dawgs (1983)
- The Slipper and the Rose (1984)
- Busker Alley (1994)
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2002)
- On the Record (2004)
- Mary Poppins (2004)
- Merry-Go-Round workshop (2007)
- A Spoonful of Sherman (2014)
- Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Adaptation (2021)
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (2021)
- The Jungle Book (TBA)
attractions
- Golden Horseshoe Revue (1955)
- King Arthur Carrousel (1955)
- Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room (1963)
- It's a Small World (1966)
- Adventure Thru Inner Space (1967)
- Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress (1967)
- Main Street Electrical Parade (1972)
- America Sings (1974)
- America on Parade (1975)
- CommuniCore (1982)
- Imagination! (1982)
- Magic Journeys (1982)
- The World Showcase March (1982)
- Japan (Epcot) (1982)
- Journey into Imagination (1983)
- Meet the World (1983)
- Innoventions (1998)
- Rocket Rods (1998)
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1999)
- Disneyland Forever (2015)
- Walt's Time: from before to beyond (1998)
- Moose: Chapters from My Life (2013)
- The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
- soundtrack; musical references
- The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009)
- Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
- soundtrack; song re-recordings
- Tomorrowland (2015)
- soundtrack; musical references
- The Jungle Book (2016)
- soundtrack
- Christopher Robin (2018; w/ original songs by both brothers, and new songs by Richard)
- Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
- soundtrack; musical references