J.B. Kaufman

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J.B. Kaufman is a film historian and author who specializes in Disney animation history and silent films. His books include The Fairest One of All, Pinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epic, and Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse. [1] He is the consulting historian for The Walt Disney Family Museum, [2] and has also written for the Library of Congress [3] [4] and Cartoon Research. [5] Kaufman is currently working with Margaret Barnes on a biography of the latter's grandfather Clarence Nash, the original voice of Donald Duck. [6]

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  2. Zook, Lynn (April 25, 2011). "The WDFM and TCM: Back Story". The Walt Disney Family Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (PDF). Library of Congress . 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  4. "Pinocchio" (PDF). Library of Congress . 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  5. "Category Archives: The Other Disney Cartoons". Cartoon Research . Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  6. Kaufman, J.B. (August 31, 2020). "Promoting 'Fun and Fancy Free'". Cartoon Research . Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  7. Russell Merritt; J.B. Kaufman (1993). Walt in Wonderland: The Silent Films of Walt Disney. Baltimore: Le Giornate del Cinema Muto/ The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN   88-86155-02-6 . Retrieved May 16, 2020.