Walter Elias Disney founded The Walt Disney Company in 1923. He created Mickey Mouse in 1928, who became the mascot of the company. Mickey debuted in the short film Steamboat Willie and became a global icon. Donald Duck first appeared in 1934 and also gained massive popularity, becoming the third most popular cartoon character. Both characters have continued to be developed over decades and are still central figures in Disney media today.

1. …it was all started by a mouse!
Presentation of Anna Kiefer and Sonja Kukor

2. topics:
• Walter Elias: - some facts
- biography
• The Walt Disney Company
• Mickey Mouse: - some facts
- genesis
- voice
- development
- recent history
• Donald Duck: - some facts
- history
- characterization
- development

3. Walter Elias Disney:
born: December 5, 1901 Chicago, Illinois
died: December 15, 1966 Burnbank, California
interred: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
wife: Lillian Bounds ( 1925-1966)
Children: - Diane Marie Disney
- Sharon May Disney

4. biography
• his parents were Elias Disney and Flora Call Disney
• he’s grown up with 4 brothers and sisters
• in 1906 his family moved to a farm in Marceline ,
Missouri
• become interested in drawing at an early age

5. • with 14 he visited the Kansas city art institute
• later he visited the McKinley High School in Chicago
• dropped out of high school at age of 16
• Acceded by the red cross
• By the first world wear he was sent to Franc where he drove
an ambulance

6. • 1919 he left home and started his artistic career in Kansas City
• with Ubbe “Ub” Iwerks he charted short advertising films
• he and his brother Roy founded a little company
(Alice Comedies)
• In 1923 the company was renamed in “ Walt Disney company”
• 1925 he married Lillian Bounds
• The Mickey Mouse was created in 1926

7. • With “Flowers and trees “ he wan his first Academy Award
• 1934 Donald Ducks first carton
• 1937 Snow white and the seven Dwarfs come in the cinema
• After the second world war he produced (realfilmes)
• On a business trip to Chicago in the late 40’s he had the idea
for an amusement park

8. • He bought an area in the south of Los Angeles
• The park was opened at the 17.7.1955
• In 1964 he bought a second area to build a theme park on it
• The last film in witch he participated was Mary Poppins from
1964
• 15.12.1966 Walter Disney died on lung cancer

9. The Walt Disney Company
- Founded in Los Angeles, California (October 16, 1923)
- Founders are Walt and Roy Disney
- the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of
revenue
- became publicly-traded as Walt Disney Productions in 1938
- today one of the largest and best-known studios in
Hollywood
- An early and well-known cartoon creation of the company,
Mickey Mouse, is the official mascot

10. Mickey Mouse

11. Mickey Mouse
- has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company
one of the most universal symbols
of the 20 Century
- was created in 1928 by Walt Disney
and Ub Iwerks
Debut on November 18, 1928

12. genesis
- was created as a replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
- In the spring of 1928, Disney asked Ub Iwerks to start
drawing up new character ideas
- 1925, Hugh Harman drew some sketches of mice
inspired Iwerks to create a new mouse character
"Mortimer Mouse" (original name)
- renamed from his wife in Mickey Mouse
- 15 May 1928 debuted in a test screening
it failed

13. - 18 November 1928 Steamboat Willie was first released
in New York
- until The Karnival Kid in 1929: first spoken words
("Hot dogs, Hot dogs!“)
-In 1930, the first Mickey Mouse Clubs were born
-"Cactus Kid" ( released on April 11, 1930)
 Western movie
last Mickey short to be animated by Ub Iwerks.
- Iwerks left to start his own studio

14. - Disney continued the production
Mickey's popularity would rise
- on January 13, 1930 first Mickey Mouse newspaper
comic-strip appearance
- by 1934, Mickey merchandise had earned
$600,000.00 a year
- 1935, special award from the League of Nations
for creating Mickey

15. - 1935, begin to phase out the Mickey Mouse Clubs,
due to administration problems
- 1938, the more manic Donald Duck would surpass
the passive Mickey
Mickey was colored and partially redesigned
would reach popularity he never reached before
- after 1940, Mickey's popularity would decline until his
1955 re-emergence as a daily children's television
personality
- on January 13, 1930 first Mickey Mouse newspaper comic
strip appearance

16. voice
A large part of Mickey's screen persona is his famously
shy, falsetto voice:
- Walt himself was voice actor
- Jimmy MacDonald took over the role in 1946
- from 1955 to 1959 Disney provided
Mickey's voice again
- Bret Iwan is the current voice of Mickey

17. development

19. recent history
- on November 18, 1978 in honor of his 50th birthday,
the first cartoon character to have a star on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1994, "The Band Concert" was voted the
third-greatest cartoon of all time
- since 1999, many television programs have centered
around Mickey
- Mickey was the Grand Marshal of the Tournament
of Roses Parade on New Year's Day 2005

20. Donald Duck

21. Donald Duck
- First appearance: The Wise Little Hen, 1934
(Silly Symphonies)
official Birthday on 9 June of 1934
- Created by Walt Disney and Dick Lundy
- Voiced by: Clarence Nash (1934–1985)
Tony Anselmo (1985–present)
- voted as the third most popular cartoon character
of all time

22. History
- was created by Walt Disney
wanted a character that could portray more negative
character traits
- 1931 first called in a publication of Mickey Mouse
- on June 9, 1934 first appeared in The Wise Little Hen
(Silly Symphonies cartoon)
- 1934 first appearance in comic-strip format
(The Wise Little Hen)
- next shot Little Boy Blue

23. - appearing regularly in most Mickey Mouse cartoons
- first solo cartoons started on the January 9, 1937
( Don Donald)
with his love Donna duck (renamed in Daisy Duck)
- by 1938, polls showed that Donald was more popular
than Mickey Mouse
- become a part of the famed trio
Mickey, Donald and Goofy

24. Characterization
- easily provoke + explosive temper
times when he fights to keep his temper
- in contrast: his positive look on life
- very brave
- likes to brag
- tendency to get into trouble
- huge stubbornness and commitment
- at times can be lazy
once he has committed to something he goes in
for it 100%

25. development
similar to his modern look:
- the feather and beak colors
- a blue sailor shirt and hat
- same personality
changes:
- in 1936, a bit fuller, rounder
and cuter
- his features are more elongated
- his body plumper
- his feet smaller

26. Sources:
www.lerntippsammlung.de/Walt-DisneyBiographie
www.disney.de/micky/#/startseite
www.mickey-mouse.com
www.wikipedia.org
www.youtube.com
www.google.de
http://www.donald.org/
http://www.duckipedia.de/index.php5?title=Donald_Duck