About the Author

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Bruce C. Steele is a journalist and Disney fan with a long career of profiling the famous and the unheralded, from the pastry chefs at the Biltmore Estate to the stars of Disney's Mary Poppins Returns. A Pennsylvania native and University of Alabama graduate, he started his career at a daily newspaper in Louisiana and most recently worked at the paper in his current home of Asheville, North Carolina. In between he was the executive editor of Out magazine and the editor in chief of The Advocate newsmagazine and also took time to get an MFA in film studies from Columbia University. He has lived in New York City and Los Angeles, where his husband was a Disney animator. He's now a freelance writer and regular contributor to Disney's twenty-three magazine. Apart from this book, some of his favorite past interviews have been Emma Watson, Sir Ian McKellen, Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson and crawfish farmers in the Louisiana bayou.

Praise For…

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#3 of "19 great coffee table books for Disney fans."
—<strong><em>Business Insider</em></strong>

One of "10 Books to read this month . . . A poignant, inspiring look into working for the Mouse."—<strong>PATCH</strong>

One of "10 coffee table books about movies, TV and music to shop 2020."—<strong><em>NBC News</em></strong><div></div>

One of "20 Books Every True Disney Fan Should Have in Their Collection."—<strong>POPSUGAR</strong>