Walt Disney was an American entrepreneur and animator who founded The Walt Disney Company. In 1923, after filing for bankruptcy with his Laugh-O-Gram studio, Walt and his brother Roy Disney founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio and signed a contract with M.J. Winkler Productions to produce the Alice Comedies cartoon series. Walt Disney continued producing animated shorts throughout the 1920s, including introducing Mickey Mouse in 1928. By the 1930s and 1940s, Disney produced landmark animated feature films such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, and built Disneyland theme park in 1955. Walt Disney revolutionized the animation and entertainment industry before his death in 1966.
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2. WALTDISNEY(Dec 5, 1901 – Dec 15, 1966)A dreamer, who dared to dream big, with enough chutzpah to bring his dreams to life
3. IWWERKS-DISNEY COMMERCIAL ARTISTS. 1919 1921 1922 Walt Disney incorporates Laugh-O-gram Films, using the remaining assets of Iwwerks-Disney Commercial Artists, and US$15,000 from local investors.
4. 1923 Apr, 23 – Signed contract with Virginia Davis' parents featuring a live-action girl in a cartoon world May,14 – Writes to New York film distributor Margaret Winkler. July - Walt Disney's Laugh-O-grams venture ends in bankruptcy.
5. October 15 - Margaret Winkler, offers to pay US$1500 each for the first six of Disney's Alice films.
6. October 16, 1923 Walt and Roy Disney, as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, sign a contract with M.J. Winkler Productions, a New York film distributor To produce six Alice Comedy short films, for US$1500 each, with an option for six more.
7. ENTERS HOLLYWOOD October - Rent space in an office at 4651 Kingswell Avenue in Hollywood for US$10/month.
8. JULY, 1924 Walt Disney hires UbbeIwwerks to the Disney Brothers Studio
9. 1924 M.J. Winkler Productions debuts the Alice Comedy Series, with the film Alice's Day at Sea, in theaters.
10. 1928 Mickey Mouse is "born"; Disney releases Steamboat Willie, its first film with sound.
11. 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney's first full-length animated film, debuts.
28. 2003 Roy E. Disney-son of Roy O. Disney, last of the founding family associated with the company--and tanleyGold quit the Disney board and start Save Disney.com in an attempt to oust CEO Michael Eisner.
29. HISTORY OF LOGO “stylized version of the founder’s signature” signifies the brand name and promises secure, cheerful and quality American mainstream Entertainment.