The Walt Disney Company - Revision history

Morgan: /* J.R.R. Tolkien about Disney */

2013-05-27T19:17:56Z

J.R.R. Tolkien about Disney

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	{{quote\|It might be advisable [...] to let the Americans do what seems good to them — as long as it was possible [...] to veto anything from or influenced by the Disney studios (for all whose works I have a heartfelt loathing).\|''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 13\|#13]]}}		{{quote\|It might be advisable [...] to let the Americans do what seems good to them — as long as it was possible [...] to veto anything from or influenced by the Disney studios (for all whose works I have a heartfelt loathing).\|''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 13\|#13]]}}

−	In [[Jane Dixon 9 December 1965\|another letter]], Tolkien writes in 1965 that neither he nor his publishers intend to give Walt Disney permission to make a film of his books.<ref>{{CG\|C}}, p. 648</ref>	+	In [[Jane Dixon 9 December 1965\|another letter]], Tolkien writes in 1965 that neither he nor his publishers ([[Allen and Unwin\|George Allen and Unwin]]) intend to give Walt Disney permission to make a film of his books.<ref>{{CG\|C}}, p. 648</ref>

	A remarkable critique of Walt Disney was given by Tolkien in a 1964 letter to a fan:		A remarkable critique of Walt Disney was given by Tolkien in a 1964 letter to a fan:

Morgan: /* Tolkien-related Disney products */

2013-05-26T18:16:04Z

Tolkien-related Disney products

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	[[File:The Hobbit Disney.jpg\|right\|thumb]]		[[File:The Hobbit Disney.jpg\|right\|thumb]]

−	Nevertheless, Disney's Disneyland and Buena Vista record labels were to release six audio products based on the [[The Hobbit (1977 film)\|Rankin/Bass ''The Hobbit'']] and two based on [[The Return of the King (1980 film)\|Rankin/Bass ''The Return of the King'']] in the ~~1970's~~ and ~~1980's~~.	+	Nevertheless, Disney's Disneyland and Buena Vista record labels were to release six audio products based on the [[The Hobbit (1977 film)\|Rankin/Bass ''The Hobbit'']] and two based on [[The Return of the King (1980 film)\|Rankin/Bass ''The Return of the King'']] in the 1970s and 1980s.

	*[[1977]]: ''[[The Hobbit: The Complete Original Soundtrack]]''		*[[1977]]: ''[[The Hobbit: The Complete Original Soundtrack]]''
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	*[[1977]]: ''[[The Hobbit (Disneyland Storyteller)]]''		*[[1977]]: ''[[The Hobbit (Disneyland Storyteller)]]''
	*[[1980]]: ''[[The Return of the King: A Story of the Hobbits]]''		*[[1980]]: ''[[The Return of the King: A Story of the Hobbits]]''
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	==External links==		==External links==

Morgan: Added information

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Added information

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−	~~{{stub}}~~	+	[[File:disney_logo.png\|right]]'''The Walt Disney Company''', also known simply as '''Disney''', is an American media and entertainment conglomerate, founded in 1923 by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney.
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−	[[~~Image~~:disney_logo.png\|right]]'''The Walt Disney Company''', also known simply as '''Disney''', is an American media and entertainment conglomerate, founded in 1923 by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney.	+

	== J.R.R. Tolkien about Disney ==		== J.R.R. Tolkien about Disney ==
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	Moreover, when certain producers became interested in movie adaptations of Tolkien's works, (he had sold the film, stage and merchandise rights of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' to United Artists in 1968), he forbade Disney should ever be involved:		Moreover, when certain producers became interested in movie adaptations of Tolkien's works, (he had sold the film, stage and merchandise rights of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' to United Artists in 1968), he forbade Disney should ever be involved:
	{{quote\|It might be advisable [...] to let the Americans do what seems good to them — as long as it was possible [...] to veto anything from or influenced by the Disney studios (for all whose works I have a heartfelt loathing).\|''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 13\|#13]]}}		{{quote\|It might be advisable [...] to let the Americans do what seems good to them — as long as it was possible [...] to veto anything from or influenced by the Disney studios (for all whose works I have a heartfelt loathing).\|''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 13\|#13]]}}
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		+	In [[Jane Dixon 9 December 1965\|another letter]], Tolkien writes in 1965 that neither he nor his publishers intend to give Walt Disney permission to make a film of his books.<ref>{{CG\|C}}, p. 648</ref>

	A remarkable critique of Walt Disney was given by Tolkien in a 1964 letter to a fan:		A remarkable critique of Walt Disney was given by Tolkien in a 1964 letter to a fan:
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	== Tolkien-related Disney products ==		== Tolkien-related Disney products ==

−	[[~~Image~~:The Hobbit Disney.jpg\|right\|thumb]]	+	[[File:The Hobbit Disney.jpg\|right\|thumb]]

	Nevertheless, Disney's Disneyland and Buena Vista record labels were to release six audio products based on the [[The Hobbit (1977 film)\|Rankin/Bass ''The Hobbit'']] and two based on [[The Return of the King (1980 film)\|Rankin/Bass ''The Return of the King'']] in the 1970's and 1980's.		Nevertheless, Disney's Disneyland and Buena Vista record labels were to release six audio products based on the [[The Hobbit (1977 film)\|Rankin/Bass ''The Hobbit'']] and two based on [[The Return of the King (1980 film)\|Rankin/Bass ''The Return of the King'']] in the 1970's and 1980's.
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	*[http://www.2719hyperion.com/2009/02/myth-of-walt-disneys-lord-of-rings.html The Myth Of Walt Disney's ''The Lord of the Rings'']		*[http://www.2719hyperion.com/2009/02/myth-of-walt-disneys-lord-of-rings.html The Myth Of Walt Disney's ''The Lord of the Rings'']

		+	{{references}}
	[[Category:Businesses]]		[[Category:Businesses]]
	[[Category:American businesses]]		[[Category:American businesses]]

KingAragorn Bot: Bot comment: changed category.

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Bot comment: changed category.

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	*[[1980]]: ''[[The Return of the King: A Story of the Hobbits]]''		*[[1980]]: ''[[The Return of the King: A Story of the Hobbits]]''

−	~~[[Category:American companies]]~~

	==External links==		==External links==
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	[[Category:Businesses]]		[[Category:Businesses]]
		+	[[Category:American businesses]]

KingAragorn at 12:10, 23 March 2012

2012-03-23T12:10:40Z

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	*[http://www.2719hyperion.com/2009/02/myth-of-walt-disneys-lord-of-rings.html The Myth Of Walt Disney's ''The Lord of the Rings'']		*[http://www.2719hyperion.com/2009/02/myth-of-walt-disneys-lord-of-rings.html The Myth Of Walt Disney's ''The Lord of the Rings'']

−	[[Category: ~~Companies]]~~	+	[[Category:Businesses]]
−	~~[[Category:businesses~~]]	+

KingAragorn Bot: Bot comment: changed category.

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Bot comment: changed category.

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	[[Category: Companies]]		[[Category: Companies]]
		+	[[Category:businesses]]

Amroth: /* Tolkien-related Disney products */

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Tolkien-related Disney products

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	*[[1977]]: ''[[The Hobbit (Disneyland Storyteller)]]''		*[[1977]]: ''[[The Hobbit (Disneyland Storyteller)]]''
	*[[1980]]: ''[[The Return of the King: A Story of the Hobbits]]''		*[[1980]]: ''[[The Return of the King: A Story of the Hobbits]]''
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		+	[[Category:American companies]]

	==External links==		==External links==

Morgan: /* J.R.R. Tolkien about Disney */ Internal link to Horus Engels

2011-01-07T05:06:38Z

J.R.R. Tolkien about Disney: Internal link to Horus Engels

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	Throughout his life, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] had a deep concern and strong opinions about adaptations of his [[legendarium]]. For Tolkien, the products of the Disney company were an especially prominent example of bad style.		Throughout his life, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] had a deep concern and strong opinions about adaptations of his [[legendarium]]. For Tolkien, the products of the Disney company were an especially prominent example of bad style.

−	In 1946, he rejected suggestions for illustrations by Horus Engels for the German edition of the ''Hobbit'' as ''"too Disnified"'',	+	In 1946, he rejected suggestions for illustrations by [[Horus Engels]] for the German edition of the ''Hobbit'' as ''"too Disnified"'',
	{{quote\|Bilbo with a dribbling nose, and Gandalf as a figure of vulgar fun rather than the Odinic wanderer that I think of.\|''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 107\|#107]]}}		{{quote\|Bilbo with a dribbling nose, and Gandalf as a figure of vulgar fun rather than the Odinic wanderer that I think of.\|''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 107\|#107]]}}

Grond at 15:27, 2 November 2010

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−	[[Image:disney_logo.png\|~~frame~~]]	+	[[Image:disney_logo.png\|right]]'''The Walt Disney Company''', also known simply as '''Disney''', is an American media and entertainment conglomerate, founded in 1923 by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney.
−		+
−	'''The Walt Disney Company''', also known simply as '''Disney''', is an American media and entertainment conglomerate, founded in 1923 by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney.	+

	== J.R.R. Tolkien about Disney ==		== J.R.R. Tolkien about Disney ==

Morgan: Internal links

2010-08-05T16:31:52Z

Internal links

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	In 1946, he rejected suggestions for illustrations by Horus Engels for the German edition of the ''Hobbit'' as ''"too Disnified"'',		In 1946, he rejected suggestions for illustrations by Horus Engels for the German edition of the ''Hobbit'' as ''"too Disnified"'',
−	{{quote\|Bilbo with a dribbling nose, and Gandalf as a figure of vulgar fun rather than the Odinic wanderer that I think of.\|''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', #107}}	+	{{quote\|Bilbo with a dribbling nose, and Gandalf as a figure of vulgar fun rather than the Odinic wanderer that I think of.\|''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 107\|#107]]}}

	Moreover, when certain producers became interested in movie adaptations of Tolkien's works, (he had sold the film, stage and merchandise rights of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' to United Artists in 1968), he forbade Disney should ever be involved:		Moreover, when certain producers became interested in movie adaptations of Tolkien's works, (he had sold the film, stage and merchandise rights of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' to United Artists in 1968), he forbade Disney should ever be involved:
−	{{quote\|It might be advisable [...] to let the Americans do what seems good to them — as long as it was possible [...] to veto anything from or influenced by the Disney studios (for all whose works I have a heartfelt loathing).\|''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', #13}}	+	{{quote\|It might be advisable [...] to let the Americans do what seems good to them — as long as it was possible [...] to veto anything from or influenced by the Disney studios (for all whose works I have a heartfelt loathing).\|''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 13\|#13]]}}

	A remarkable critique of Walt Disney was given by Tolkien in a 1964 letter to a fan:		A remarkable critique of Walt Disney was given by Tolkien in a 1964 letter to a fan: