In the spirit of historical reciprocity, I went searching through the Institute’s photograph collection yesterday, in order to find and post this photograph of Walt Disney in Kansas City’s Swope Park. It is in response to a fantastic image that was posted on our DHI Facebook page yesterday. Mark Sonntag shared an unseen early photo of Walt from 1922, courtesy of the Cowles family. You can see the post on the Institute’s Facebook page at: Walt in 1922. I would like to thank Mark for sharing this wonderful discovery, and also point you towards his outstanding blog at: Tagtoonz. There you will find a virtual wealth of information on Disney history, as well as animation, cartoons, and pop culture in general. More importantly, you will find additional photos from this collection, featuring Walt at the very genesis of his career. Secondly, I would like to once again refer you to the Institute’s Facebook Page at: The DHI Discussion & Laughing Place. It is becoming a location for Disney historians to share their finds, as well as discuss historical topics (and Todd and I do request that we generally keep to the historical legacy of Walt Disney, as there are so many other forums and discussion groups on what the Company is up to today). So come on over and join the discussion. The more the merrier! Enjoy!
JUST ADDED THE FOLLOWING:
GOLFING TALES WITH WALT
It reminded me of a Walt story that after his 1931 breakdown, he took up several sports in order to relax and also because of doctor’s orders. He later recalled about the breakdown that it “woke me up to the fact that life is sweet and work is not everything.” He went through several sports, and one that caught his interest, if only briefly, was golf. Before heading to the Studio, he would get up at 4 a.m. in order to make it to the course by 5:30am, and get in a few holes before facing the day at the Studio. Often Lillian would would go along on these excursions, and recalled in a 1953 McCall’s magazine article that “Walt would fly into such a rage when he missed a stroke, that I got helplessly hysterical watching him.” Here, of course, he is “trying” golf in the 1920s, but as we know, more for a staged fun photo. Enjoy!
JUST ADDED THE FOLLOWING:
GOLFING TALES WITH WALT
It reminded me of a Walt story that after his 1931 breakdown, he took up several sports in order to relax and also because of doctor’s orders. He later recalled about the breakdown that it “woke me up to the fact that life is sweet and work is not everything.” He went through several sports, and one that caught his interest, if only briefly, was golf. Before heading to the Studio, he would get up at 4 a.m. in order to make it to the course by 5:30am, and get in a few holes before facing the day at the Studio. Often Lillian would would go along on these excursions, and recalled in a 1953 McCall’s magazine article that “Walt would fly into such a rage when he missed a stroke, that I got helplessly hysterical watching him.” Here, of course, he is “trying” golf in the 1920s, but as we know, more for a staged fun photo. Enjoy!
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This is an awesome sets of photos from Walt Disney’s golfing hobby. He was an avid golfer and is a man of inspiration for a lot of people.
electric golf buggy
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