Saturday's Toys Presents Treasures from Disney Historian Paul F. Anderson 

We are pleased to represent a unique selection of items from the personal collection of Paul F. Anderson, noted Disney author, researcher, and historian.  Paul is also founder of the Disney History Institute.

This listing includes the following item from this historic collection:

SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR:  "The Davy Crockett Craze - A Look at the 1950's Phenomenon and Davy Crockett Collectibles" by Paul F. Anderson

A detailed and informative publication on the history of a twentieth century phenomenon that swept the United States with the dawn of Disney television and an instant hunger for "all things Davy"... from coonskin caps, clothing, Disneyland / Frontierland souvenirs; cap guns and holsters, comic books, games, toys, lunch boxes and so much more.  Here, Anderson takes the reader into the origins of the Davy Crockett story... and combines that background with the Walt Disney television (and movie) production starring Fess Parker as Davy Crockett.  Includes a chapter on the music of Davy Crockett... spending weeks on the Hit Parade and dominating the radio and sales charts in 1954 / 1955.

Signed on title page by author, researcher and Disney historian, Paul F. Anderson.

Second Edition:  1997  (word to the wise:  many booksellers overlook the clearly stated "Second Edition" (1997) reference in the copies they are offering for sale)

Publisher: R & G Productions (Hillside, Illinois)

ISBN:  096403381X

Condition:  Excellent condition; as new; now available to the eBay marketplace after over two decades in dark storage. 

168 pages; 8.5" x 11"

Among the finest publications ever assembled on the history of Walt Disney and the entertainment product that he created at the Walt Disney Studio.

Includes Certificate of Authenticity (as shown)

Combined Shipping Available on Request

PAUL F. ANDERSON BIOGRAPHY:

Paul F. Anderson has spent well over half of his life researching, writing, and delving into the creative legacy of Walt Disney. He began this interest in the mid-Seventies when his father gifted him with a copy of Christopher Finch’s Art of Walt Disney.  Over the next several years, he researched, studied, and wrote about the life and times of Walt Disney. This interest continued on through college and served as a subject for his Master’s Degree. As a recognized expert on Walt Disney and his works, he was contacted by PBS in 1989 to work on a television documentary exploring the history of animation. Starting as the “Disney historian” on the project, he began to interview many of the old-timers that had worked with Disney. In little time, he found himself serving as Associate Producer on the show, titled Cartoon Mania!  This work for PBS provided him with the opportunity and inspiration to preserve Disney history, which he does by interviewing many of the creative individuals that worked with Walt Disney.  Feeling a need, and a responsibility, for his work to be shared with others, Paul started a historical journal devoted to the creative legacy of Walt Disney titled Persistence of Vision, for which he served as editor and publisher. Paul has also traveled across the United States giving lectures and talks on Walt Disney, as well as to teach an occasional college class on Walt Disney in American Culture.

Born in Sheridan Wyoming in 1962, Paul currently lives near Salt Lake City, Utah.