In addition to founding the Walt Disney Archives in 1970 and serving as chief archivist for more than forty years, Disney Legend Dave Smith was a featured speaker at many Disney events. Beginning with the July 1983 issue of Disney Channel Magazine, Dave began answering Disney trivia questions from viewers of the Disney Channel. In the ensuing thirty years, his Ask Dave column has continued through multiple publications, including Disney Magazine, the online Disney Insider, the D23 Web site, and his question-and-answer books Disney Trivia from the Vault: Secrets Revealed and Questions Answered and Disney Fact Revealed: Answers to Fans' Curious Questions. Dave also coauthored all volumes of The Ultimate Disney Trivia Book 1-4 and Disney: The First 100 Years (and its update.) He compiled The Quotable Walt Disney, as well as all editions of Disney A to Z. He was honored as a Disney Legend in 2007.