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Bob Thomas

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in San Diego, California, The United States

January 26, 1922

Died

March 14, 2014

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Robert Joseph "Bob" Thomas was an American Hollywood film industry biographer and reporter who worked for the Associated Press from 1944.

Born in San Diego, he grew up in Los Angeles, where his father was a film publicist. He attended UCLA. He lived in Encino with his wife, Patricia. They have three daughters. Thomas, aged 92, died on March 14, 2014 at his home.

Thomas made his mark by engaging celebrities in activities that brought out their personalities, whether by measuring their waistline after childbirth (as he did with Betty Grable) or testing just how tall a leading lady needed to be by kissing her himself (as he did with June Haver). Acclaimed as the dean of Hollywood reporters, Bob Thomas wrote about the movie business for the Assoc ...more

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	Walt Disney: An American Original 4.34 avg rating — 5,818 ratings — published 1960 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Disney's Art of Animation: From Mickey Mouse to Beauty and the Beast 4.21 avg rating — 826 ratings — published 1991 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joan Crawford 3.83 avg rating — 350 ratings — published 1978 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Building a Company: Roy O. Disney and the Creation of an Entertainment Empires 4.33 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King Cohn: The Life and Times of Harry Cohn by Bob Thomas, John Landis (Performer), Peter Bart (Foreword) 3.86 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2000 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Golden Boy: The Untold Story of William Holden really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1983 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Disney's Art of Animation #2: FROM MICKEY MOUSE to HERCULES 4.21 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1997 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man, The Dancer: The Life of Fred Astaire by Bob Thomas, Fred Astaire 3.84 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1984 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thalberg: Life and Legend 3.89 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1969 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bud & Lou: The Abbott & Costello story 3.58 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1977 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We allow no geniuses around our Studio.”
― Bob Thomas, Walt Disney: An American Original

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“DISNEYLAND isn’t designed just for children. When does a person stop being a child? Can you say that a child is ever entirely eliminated from an adult? I believe that the right kind of entertainment can appeal to all persons, young or old. I want Disneyland to be a place where parents can bring their children—or come by themselves and still have a good time.”
― Bob Thomas, Walt Disney: An American Original, Commemorative Edition

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“He took a final look down the unpaved Main Street toward the castle. “Don’t forget,” he said to me”
― Bob Thomas, Walt Disney: An American Original, Commemorative Edition

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