3. WALT DISNEY
Born :Walter Elias Disney
December 5, 1901
Hermosa, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: December 15, 1966
(aged 65)
Burbank, California, U.S.
Residence :Burbank, California
Nationality: American
Education: McKinley High School,
Chicago Academy of Fine Arts
Occupation: Co-founder of The
Walt Disney Company, formerly
known as Walt Disney
Productions Years active:
1920–1966
Awards: 7 Emmy Awards
22 Academy Awards
Cecil B. DeMille Award
4. Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 - December 15, 1966)
was an American business magnate, animator, cartoonist,
producer, screenwriter, entrepreneur, and voice actor. Disney
was a major figure within the American animation industry
and throughout the world. He is regarded as an international
icon, and philanthropist. He is well known for his influence
and contributions to the field of entertainment during the
20th century. Along with his brother Roy Disney, he was the
founder of Walt Disney Productions. The corporation is now
known as The Walt Disney Company.
5. As an extraordinary animator and entrepreneur,
Disney was well-known as a film producer and a
showman, as well as an innovator in animation and
theme park design.
He received four honorary Academy Awards and won
22 Academy Awards from a total of 59 nominations,
including a record four in one year. It gave him more
awards and nominations than any other person in history.
Disney also won seven Emmy Awards.
6. Disney was once fired from a newspaper company
in Kansas City, Missouri because of his lack of
creativity.
Walt Disney began as a cartoonist in the 1920s. He
created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit but lost ownership of
the character due to a contract problem.
7. He then created Mickey Mouse. Walt Disney started the
Walt Disney Studios and created the first full length
animated movie when he created Snow White and the
Seven Dwarves.
The movie was a huge success. The money from the
movie helped Disney create many more cartoons and
movies. He earned 32 academy awards.
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9. In the 1950s Walt Disney created Disneyland in Anaheim,
California. Disneyland was the first modern theme park.
10. Disney also bought the land for Walt Disney World
Resort in Florida.
Disney did not see Walt Disney World finished
though because he died before it opened