DisneyWar

Front Cover
Author	James B. Stewart
Language	English
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Publication date	March 7, 2006
Media type	Paperback
Pages	608
ISBN	ISBN 978-0-74-326709-0

DisneyWar is an exposé of Michael Eisner's 20-year tenure at the The Walt Disney Company by James B. Stewart. The book chronicles the careers and interactions of executives at Disney, including Card Walker, Ron W. Miller, Roy E. Disney, Frank Wells, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Michael Ovitz, Joe Roth and Robert Iger. The book was released in 2005, and was published by Simon & Schuster. Its uniqueness was attributed to the large amount of access allowed to Stewart in putting the book together. Image File history File linksMetadata Disneywar. ... James Brewer Stewart (born c. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... Jean-François Millet Le Semeur (The Sower) Simon & Schuster logo, circa 1961. ... is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... ISBN-13 represented as EAN-13 bar code (in this case ISBN 978-3-16-148410-0) The International Standard Book Number, ISBN, is a unique[1] commercial book identifier barcode. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... James Brewer Stewart (born c. ... E. Cardon Walker (commonly, Card Walker) (January 9, 1916 - November 28, 2005) was a top Walt Disney Productions executive in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. ... Ronald William Miller is a former professional football player and a former top Disney executive. ... Roy E. Disney in Sweden, 1990 to promote The Little Mermaid. ... Frank Wells was president and chief operating officer (COO) of the Walt Disney Company from 1984 until his death on April 3, 1994. ... Jeffrey Katzenberg (born December 21, 1950 in New York City) is an American film producer and Chief Executive Officer of DreamWorks Animation SKG. He is perhaps most famous for his period as studio chairman at The Walt Disney Company, and for producing the movie Shrek (2001). ... Michael Ovitz (born December 14, 1946), talent agent and Hollywood powerhouse, served as the head of the Creative Artists Agency from 1975 to 1995. ... Joe Roth is a producer and film director, born on June 13, 1948 in New York City to a Jewish family. ... Robert A. Iger (born February 10, 1951) or Bob Iger is head of the Walt Disney Company. ... Jean-François Millet Le Semeur (The Sower) Simon & Schuster logo, circa 1961. ...

Stewart's book describes some of the following:

• Roy E. Disney's abrupt resignation (November 2003)
• The Comcast hostile takeover attempt
• The 2004 Shareholders' meeting that led to Eisner's resignation as chairman
• Eisner's rivalry with Jeffrey Katzenberg
• Eisner's tension with Frank Wells before Wells's death
• Eisner's tension with Michael Ovitz during Ovitz's short-lived presidency
• Pixar's decision not to renew its relationship with Disney
• The ABC Family purchase and the fallout resulting from Disney's inability to revive the channel
• The struggle to get Who Framed Roger Rabbit made in time and on budget despite the big egos of Robert Zemeckis and Richard Williams.
• Roy E. Disney and Stanley Gold's removal of Disney CEO Ron W. Miller in 1984.