Print and broadcast media have explored Ozark culture broadly. Books set in the Ozarks include Where the Red Fern Grows, The Shepherd of the Hills and As a Friend. The 1999 film Ride with the Devil, based on the book Woe to Live On, depicts warfare in Southwest Missouri during the Civil War.
The late story artist Joe Ranft is named a Disney Legend. The Walt Disney Company announces that it has agreed to purchase Pixar Animation Studios. Ed Catmull and John Lasseter also assume leadership of Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Two years after, The Walt Disney Company bought out Capital Cities/ABC, and Iger continued to serve as president until the late '90s. In early 1999, he became president of Walt Disney International, and COO a year later. Within five years, Iger became the new CEO of Disney.He was part of the billion-dollar Pixar acquisition, which led to Steve Jobs landing a seat on Disney's board of directors.Iger is contracted as CEO and chairman of Disney until 2016. In 2011, he was named a director at Apple.ithin five years, Iger became the new CEO of Disney. He was part of the billion-dollar Pixar acquisition, which led to Steve Jobs landing a seat on Disney's board of directors. Iger is contracted as CEO and chairman of Disney until 2016. In 2011, he was named a director at Apple.