Walter Elias Disney, known as Walt Disney, was born in Chicago, Illinois to Elias Disney and Flora Call Disney. As a child in Marceline, Missouri, Disney began drawing and selling pictures, taking art and photography classes. He dropped out of high school at age 16 to join the army but was rejected due to being underage. Disney then joined the Red Cross and was sent to France for a year to drive an ambulance.

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Walter Elias Disney “The
Artist Hero”…
FATHER - Elias Disney
MOTHER - Flora Call Disney
CHILDHOOD -Lived most of his childhood in Marceline,
Missouri, where he began drawing, painting and selling pictures to
neighbors and family friends.
HOBBY - Took drawing and photography classes and was a
contributing cartoonist for the school paper.
ADDITIONAL COURSES - At night, he took courses at the
Chicago Art Institute.
SCHOOL DROPOUT - When Disney was 16, he dropped out of
school to join the army but was rejected for being underage.
JOINED THE RED CROSS - Was sent to France for a year to
drive an ambulance.
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