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Zorro, Walt’s Swashbuckling Tale…
In my last article, I showcased Walt’s amazing and prophetic abilities to know what, who and why things will work. He chose the perfect actor for his action/adventure series “Zorro” His choice of Guy Williams to portray the champion of justice and the enemy of oppression in old Spanish California was genius. Here, in this piece we will see his gift to take a story, whether his or another’s and with his unique brand of storytelling, morph it into a thrilling and immersive tale. He is the story of “Zorro” and how Walt developed it… Walt Disney was a man of remarkable talent. He has been called many things…
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Walt’s Swashbuckler-Guy Williams…
Walt Disney’s phenomenal success and career was due to many factors, and storyteller has to rank in the top of the list. He had an inborn knack for conveying the stories of his own characters, those of others he acquired rights to and those of fairy tales into believable yarns that the reader could actually believe they were a part of.