Authors

"There have been many Authors throughout time; it's a job, not a person. And the one trapped in here was just the last tasked with the great responsibility...to record; to witness the greatest stories of all time and record them for posterity."

- August Booth to Emma Swan

The Authors are a group of characters featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. They début in the sixteenth episode of the fourth season.

Known Authors

 * Walt Disney †
 * Isaac Heller
 * Henry Mills

Trivia

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On-Screen Notes

 * Even though the Sorcerer and his Apprentice have died, the role of the Author appears to continue regardless.
 * Isaac was the Author for 47 years, yet he doesn't age a bit during his Author times contrary to Henry Mills who is grown to be an adult man. So, it seems that this unaging ability does not come from the job of Author itsef.
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Popular Culture

 * August states that the job of the Author "goes back eons from the man who watched shadows dance across cave walls and developed an entire philosophy". This is a reference to the Greek philosopher Plato, and his Allegory of the Cave.
 * When August lists the previous Authors, he mentions "playwrights who tell tales in poetry". This is a reference to William Shakespeare, who used iambic pentameter in his plays and sonnets.
 * August names one man who held the position as Walt. This is a direct reference to Walt Disney, the famed American cartoonist, animator, film producer, and the co-founder of The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney died on December 15, 1966, the same date on the letter the Apprentice sent to Isaac Heller. The Apprentice mentions how the last Author just passed away.