This episode is produced by Amanda Welker, Bruce Strong, Caroline Mathlin, Cameron Jesrick, Courtney

Hickling, Darren Davis, Eric Mansia, Gabriel Stalker,

Henna Kay, Joe Stillwell, Kathleen Hale,

Krista Dups, Melanie Bennett,

Melanie Johnson Savile,

Misty Shelton, Nicholas Tara, Peter Gordon, Saudo Hassan, and Vaughn

M Dennis.

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This podcast assumes that those listening have already seen the movie or read the book and are interested in learning the differences between both

If you haven't seen the movie or read the book and don't want it spoiled, this is your fair warning to stop the podcast.

Go do one or the other or both and come on back.

This episode is rated PG-13.

The story contains language, some violence, frightening scenarios and other materials some might not find suitable.

Discretion is advised. And the Hello and welcome to Cinema Story Origins episode 10A, Disney's James and the Giant Peach, Part 1. The I'm going to be here.

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Oh, I'm James and the Giant Peach was Roll Doll's first children's book. While writing it, he took his first children's book. While writing it, he took his first steps away from being an adult

short story writer and set off into the unknown territory of juvenile fiction. By the time

he died 30 years later, he would be regarded as the preeminent children's writer of his day.

But his journey to that end was one he embarked upon with such reluctance that he nearly missed his appointment with destiny altogether.

It was the autumn of 1959 and Rold was suffering from Writers Block.

He had recently submitted his third story collection, Kiss Kiss to Alfred Knopf, his publisher, it had taken him six years to write.

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