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Title: Typed Letter Signed by Farley Mowat, to Tay Sloan at the Radio Astronomy Lab at UC Berkeley, regarding filming wolves in the wild, with virulent criticism of Walt Disney Author: Mowat, Farley Place: Burgeo, Newfoundland Publisher: Date: Jan. 20, 1967 Description: One page. With envelope. Farley Mowat, author of Never Cry Wolf, about his time with a pack of wolves in the Canadian arctic wilderness, discusses some of the aspects of filming wolves in the wild, "Pardon the delay, have just come back from a couple of months in Siberia where the wolves are wild and the wodka is wicked. Trouble with filming wolves is that it calls for a period of months spent as an adopted wolf. This can be hard on all concerned, including the wolves. At the moment I do not know any wolves on an intimate basis... Otherwise I would be delighted to accept your sacrificial offer, camera and all. Disney sniffed at Never Cry, but I kicked his snoot to hell out of it. Then, happily, he died. Good riddance. Imagine what HE would have done to my wolves! Others have shown an interest, but it never gets to the point where anyone is willing to make the investment of time and money. If you can find someone, I would be glad to act as technical adviser..." Disney Corp. did make a movie out of the Farley Mowat book, in 1983, long after Walt Disney's death. Accompanied by a copy of the book Never Cry Wolf. Lot Amendments Condition: Old folds and a spot or two, he accompanying envelope with tape and some wear; very good. Item number: 247186