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Meet Dave Smith


Meet Dave Smith
Dave and Donald The ultimate authority on all things Disney, Dave Smith founded the Walt Disney Archives in 1970 and, three decades later, continues to serve as its director. In 1996, he assembled an unprecedented amount of Disney lore, facts, and figures into an unparalleled reference work, "Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia." He updated this magnum opus for a new edition in 1998. Dave has appeared on numerous television shows as a Disney expert, answers reader questions in a regular column in "Disney Magazine," and has attended every Disneyana Convention to date, as a resource person and occasional guest speaker.
He's also co-authored, with Kevin Neary, "The Ultimate Disney Trivia Books 1, 2, 3, and 4." His most recent book, co-authored with Steven Clark, is "Disney: The First 100 Years." The Ultimate Disney Trivia Book


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