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Tom Wilhite is a former head of production for Walt Disney where films he green-lighted include TRON, the first extensive use of computer graphics, and Splash, then Disney’s biggest live-action hit. He later served as executive director of Sundance Institute and its Film Festival.
Roger Ebert interviews Tom Wilhite, the stock-market analyst who panned Tron before its release and caused a drop in Disney stock. Wilhite admits he was bored by the film and did not understand its appeal to young audiences.
Tom Wilhite is an entertainment executive and producer with over 40 years of experience in the film and TV industry. He has worked for The Walt Disney Company, Sundance Institute, and Hyperion Pictures, and has a BA in Journalism and Mass Communication from Iowa State University.
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Thomas L. Wilhite is an American film and TV producer, known for The Brave Little Toaster, Tron and My Louisiana Sky. He was born in 1952 in Iowa and has worked on many animated and live-action projects.
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Apr 11, 2013 · Tom Wilhite, the young Disney Live-Action Studio Head, saw their frustration and did what he could to enable projects that would satisfy their creative juices and keep them at the...
Tom Wilhite was a longtime Disney employee who worked in various roles from 1977 to 1983. He was involved in publicity, creative affairs, and production for both motion pictures and television.
Tom Wilhite Garden Design, formerly Green Man Garden Design & Consultation, has been been designing private gardens and public landscapes in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past 25 years. He has also written and designed extensively for Sunset Books.
