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J.R.R. Tolkien Expressed a "Heartfelt Loathing" for Walt Disney and Refused to Let Disney Studios Adapt His Work | Open Culture
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J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis bonded over their mutual hatred of Walt Disney, private letters reveal
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J.R.R. Tolkien Specified that future copyrights were not to be sold to Disney.......(Acrylic) : r/lotr
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In a personal letter, J. R. R. Tolkien vetoed future dealings with Disney, for whom "I have a heartfelt loathing"
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