list_text=          Alkaios Angelopoulos, known as "Angel" by his friends and colleagues, loved to learn and in 1951, he founded Educational Materials Enterprises S.A., a company that represented foreign publication and film companies in Greece. Angel was determined to bring a world of information and inspired entertainment to his native Greece and in 1953, Walt Disney Productions joined his roster of prestigious clients. 
          Mary Tenti, who worked with him in his Athens office recalled, "Angel was very fond of education. His beloved baby, besides Disney, was the BOOK."
          Later, Angel's love of Disney and learning motivated him to actively assist Roy O. Disney in raising funds for California Institute of the Arts in Valencia. The premiere art school, which was founded in 1970, was the last dream of Walt Disney, who died in 1966 before its completion.  
          As Roy O. Disney wrote to Angel in 1969, "You have supported the school on faith alone in past years. We hope you will continue to participate with us as the promise becomes a reality."
          Born in Patra, Greece, on August 8, 1907, Angel studied law and political science at Athens University. In 1934, he moved to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, where he practiced law at the Mixed Courts of Ethiopia. He soon, however, turned to newspaper reporting for the International News Service (INS) and covered the Italo-Ethiopian War (1935-36) and the Spanish Civil War (1936-39).
          During World War II, he enlisted with the Greek Resistance Forces against German Occupation and after the war, continued to report for the INS, covering the Balkans and Near East. Then, in the early 1950s, Angel decided to switch careers again, this time to become a representative of intellectual properties such as Encyclopedia Britannica and of course, Disney.  
          True to Angel's enthusiastic nature, he pursued his Disney marketing venture with vigor. Among his contributions, he launched the first Greek Disney magazine, "Mickey Mouse Weekly," published by licensee Terzopoulos. He also recruited licensees to manufacture character merchandise, including Panini, an Italian company that produced popular Disney-themed stickers and sticker books. Before long, Angel's responsibilities spread to developing markets in Yugoslavia, Turkey and Egypt, as well. He also provided exceptional leadership in the fight against the piracy of Disney characters in Greece, creating an environment in which Disney licensees could thrive.
          Former European sales representative Armand Bigle recalled, "There were no strong copyright rules in Greece, at the time, like there were in France or England. Angel fought very hard to protect Disney and its characters."
          Filled with passion and tremendous drive, Angel worked eight to ten hour days, into his 80s. Alkaios "Angel" Angelopoulos died May 13, 1990, in Athens.&