Mickey's Fight Club; Disney's Eisner makes his case against his old friend.(Chief Executive Office Michael Eisner, Walt Disney Co.)

Publication: Newsweek

Publication Date: 29-NOV-04

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Byline: Jennifer Ordonez

It was nearly 10 years ago that Disney CEO Michael Eisner began to seriously contemplate his own mortality. He'd just survived emergency bypass surgery, and he was worried: if something happened to him, who could possibly run Disney? It was time to groom his good friend, Hollywood power broker Michael Ovitz. "He was a man for all seasons. He was...

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