Here I thought it was all Wolfgang Reitherman's doing. ;)

Mary Anne, I love that Merlin. Best reason for watching that movie when my two were little. lol

I found a bit more on the net, but will definitely get the book, thanks for another good book reference.

[Remember the cute mice and the rotten, mean cat, Lucifer, in Walt Disney's movie Cinderella? Did you know that Merlin, the wizard in Walt Disney's movie, The Sword and the Stone, had a personality very much like Walt Disney's? (Walt Disney didn't have a beard, but did you ever notice Merlin's nose?) Guess who wrote the screenplays (yes, even cartoons need manuscripts) for The Sword and the Stone and 101 Dalmatians?]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

Marcia