Disney

For almost 7 years, Derek and myself would make appointments to see a Disney sales manager at their London office, to introduce ourselves and keep our names and that of Derann in their minds. Once we felt that our names and faces had become known and reputable, we slowly began a series of talks, that…

There was already a friendly business relationship between Walt Disney and Derann or should I say Disney and Derek Simmonds, when I joined the company in 1975. At that time Walt Disney had their own world wide and well established 8mm sales catalogue and issued numerous 6-8 minute edited sequences and highlights from their theatrical…