J.B. Kaufman is a film historian and author who specializes in Disney animation history and silent films. His books include The Fairest One of All, Pinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epic, and Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse.[1] He is the consulting historian for
The Walt Disney Family Museum,[2] and has also written for the
Library of Congress[3][4] and
Cartoon Research.[5] Kaufman is currently working with Margaret Barnes on a biography of the latter's grandfather
Clarence Nash, the original voice of
Donald Duck.[6]
Kaufman, J.B; Merritt, Russell (2006). Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series.
Gemona: La Cineteca del Friuli (
ISBN88-86155-27-1)
Kaufman, J.B (2009). South of the Border with Disney: Walt Disney and the Good Neighbor Program.
New York City: Disney Editions (
ISBN978-1423111931)
Kaufman, J.B (2012). The Fairest One of All: The Making of Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
San Francisco: The Walt Disney Family Foundation Press, Weldon Owens (
ISBN978-1616284381)
Kaufman, J.B (2015). Pinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epic. San Francisco: The Walt Disney Family Foundation Press, Weldon Owens (
ISBN978-1616288099)
Kothenschulte, Daniel (ed.); Kaufman, J.B; Gerstein, David (2018). Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Ultimate History.
Cologne:
Taschen (
ISBN978-3836552844)
Kaufman, J.B (2019). The Making of Walt Disney's Fun and Fancy Free.
Orcutt: Hyperion Historical Alliance Press (
ISBN978-0578527444)