137:. It is little known that Larry could only peck at the piano, due to his withered arm, but was very talented musically. Walt Disney used to say that a talented artist only had one great work in them, and would release them after he felt they had used that creativity. He said that Larry Morey was his one exception. Once Walt Disney was giving a tour of the studio to some guests, and they came upon Larry Morey leaning back in a chair with his eyes closed. Mr. Disney told the visitors to not disturb him because he was working. Larry had a great love for Japanese culture. He created a script about a cricket, set in the Japanese Edo period, that was never published. He named it
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