J.B. Kaufman is a film historian and author who specializes in Disney animation history and silent films. His books include The Fairest One of All, Pinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epic, and Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse.[1] He is the consulting historian for The Walt Disney Family Museum,[2] and has also written for the Library of Congress[3][4] and Cartoon Research.[5] Kaufman is currently working with Margaret Barnes on a biography of the latter's grandfather Clarence Nash, the original voice of Donald Duck.[6]