2. BUSSINESS LIFE
Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American
animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation
industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film
producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards earned and nominations by
an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations. He was presented with
two Golden globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other
honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library
of Congress. Disney was the first person to be nominated for Academy Awards in six
different categories, a record he shares with Alfonso Cuaron and George Clooney
(although Kenneth Branagh later surpassed all three with nominations in seven
categories).
3. PERSONAL LIFE
Early in 1925, Disney hired an ink artist, Lillian Bounds. They married in July of that year, at her
brother's house in her hometown of Lewiston, Idaho. The marriage was generally happy,
according to Lillian, although according to Disney's biographer Neal Gabler. she did not "accept
Walt's decisions meekly or his status unquestionably Their marriage produced two
daughters, Diane (born December 1933) and Sharon (adopted in December 1936, born six
weeks previously).[Within the family neither Disney nor his wife hid the fact Sharon had been
adopted, although they became annoyed if people outside the family raised the point.The
Disney were careful to keep their daughters out of the public eye as much as possible,
particularly in the light of the Lindbergh kidnapping; Disney took steps to ensure his daughters
were not photographed by the press
4. EDUCATION
Disney attended McKinley High School in Chicago, where he
took drawing and photography classes and was a contributing
cartoonist for the school paper. At night, he took courses at the
Art Institute of Chicago. When Disney was 16, he dropped out
of school to join the Army but was rejected for being underage.
5. DISNEY
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney is an American
multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at
the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was
originally founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt. Disney as
the Disney Brothers Studio; it also operated under the names the Walt
Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before changing its name to
the Walt Disney Company in 1986. Early on, the company established itself
as a leader in the animation industry, with the creation of the widely popular
character Mickey Mouse, who is the company's mascot, and the start
of animated films.
