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To: David Sirk who wrote (3062)	1/13/1999 2:24:00 PM
From: lightfoot	Respond to of 15987

GBFE, I'm looking for a late day sell off and then try and pick it up!

To: David Sirk who wrote (3062)	1/13/1999 2:25:00 PM
From: MoneyMade	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 15987

GBFE Disney Could Buy Golden Books, Parts of Livent, CEO Eisner Says<P>New York, Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Walt Disney Co. could buy Golden Books Family Entertainment Inc., the No. 1 U.S. children's publisher, and parts of troubled theater company Livent Inc., Disney Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Eisner said.<P>The world's No. 2 entertainment company has ''had talks'' with Golden Books and it's possible it could make a bid to buy the publisher of children's titles such as ''Pat the Bunny'' and ''The Poky Little Puppy,'' said Eisner, who didn't elaborate on the nature of the discussions or likelihood of an agreement.<P>Disney isn't interested in acquiring Livent as a whole, Eisner said last night while attending a New York event to unveil Go Network, the company's Internet venture with Infoseek Corp. Still, it's ''possible'' Disney could acquire some of Livent's assets, Eisner said without elaborating.<P>Toronto-based Livent produced Broadway shows such as ''Ragtime'' and ''Show Boat.'' It owns theaters in Canada, New York and Chicago.<P>Livent has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for about two months as it tries to recover from accounting irregularities that the company blames on co-founders Garth Drabinsky and Myron Gottlieb.<P>Drabinsky and Gottlieb were indicted today by a U.S. federal grand jury and charged separately with securities-law violations in cases alleging they mounted an eight-year scheme to inflate the company's financial condition.<P>Former Disney president Michael Ovitz owns about 12 percent of Livent.<P>In August, New York-based Golden Books said it had hired investment bank Allen & Co. to explore options, including a possible sale.<P>Livent and Golden Books weren't immediately available to comment.<P>Disney, based in Burbank, California, fell 1 1/8 to 36 7/