The women who made early Disneyland [electronic resource] : artists, entertainers, and guest relations / Cindy Mediavilla and Kelsey Knox.
"The Women Who Made Early Disneyland tells the story of the many women who designed, built, and operated early Disneyland from their various positions and departments and highlights how their work contributed to Disneyland's early success"--
| Uniform Title: | Studies in Disney and culture.
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| Language: | English |
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Lanham :
Lexington Books,
[2024]
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| Series: | Studies in Disney and culture.
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| Variant Title: |
The Women Who Made Early Disneyland: Artists, Entertainers, and Guest Relations |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
Contents:
- Walt, Women, and Early Disney Studio Culture
- Women and Walt's Disneyland
- Mary Blair: Deceptive Simplicity, Yet Supreme Sophistication
- Harriet Burns: Disney's First Female Imagineer
- Joyce Carlson: Dollmaker of the World
- Renie̹ Conley: Dressmaking, Hemstitching, and Picoting
- Alice Davis: Seamstress to the Stars
- Dorothea Holt Redmond: An Extraordinary Place-Maker
- Ruth Shellhorn: Disneyland's First Landscape Architect
- Leota Toombs Thomas: The "Madame" of Disney's Haunted Mansion
- Miriam Nelson: Disneyland's Original Choreographer
- Golden Horseshoe Revue's Slue Foot Sue: Judy Marsh and Betty Taylor
- Submarine Voyage Mermaids: The Sirens of Tomorrowland
- A Trio of Tinker Bells: Tiny Kline, Mimi Zerbini, and Judy Kaye
- Aunt Jemima: Controversial Yet Beloved
- Bonita Granville Wrather: From Child Star to Businesswoman
- Dorothy Manes: Director of Youth Activities
- Julie Reihm Casaletto: Disneyland's First Worldwide Miss Disneyland
- Cicely Rigdon: Disney Perfectionist
- Tour Guides: Diplomats, Linguists, Storytellers, and Hostesses
- Chronology of Important Disneyland Dates, 1954-1971