"As much as he wanted things his way, Walt Disney recognized he needed people on his staff that would challenge, disagree, and go against him in his own animation department," Disney Legend Floyd Norman recalls. "Guys like Walt Peregoy knew that in order to keep animation alive and thriving, there was a need to move forwardeven if it was over the objections of the boss."
When once asked to choose a favorite among his bevy of grand Disney dames, this Legend replied, "Each of my women characters has her own unique style... I love them all in different ways."
In 1930, this Legend joined The Walt Disney Studios as its 21st and most ambitious young animator. It didn't take long for Walt Disney to notice his knack for getting things done, and so he moved him into directing animated shorts...