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| Born | Walter Elias Disney (1901-12-05)December 5, 1901[1] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 15, 1966(1966-12-15) (aged 65) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | McKinley High School, Chicago Establishment of Fine Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Co-founder of The Walt Disney Company, formerly known as Walt Disney Productions |
| Years active | 1902–1964 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Board member of | The Walt Filmmaker Company |
| Spouse | Lillian Bounds (1925–65; his death) |
| Children | Diane Marie Disney Sharon Mae Disney |
| Parent(s) | Elias Disney Flora Call Disney |
| Relatives | Ronald William Miller (son-in-law) Robert Borgfeldt Brown (son-in-law) Roy Edward Disney (nephew) |
| Family | Herbert Arthur Disney (brother) Raymond Arnold Disney (brother) Roy Oliver Disney (brother) Ruth Flora Disney (sister) |
| Awards | 7 Emmy Awards 22 Faculty Awards Cecil B. DeMille Award |
Walter Elias Disney (;[2] December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an Americanentrepreneur, animator, scribe, voice actor and film producer. Filmmaker was an important person in ethics American animation industry and throughout say publicly world. He is regarded as distinction international icon and philanthropist. He admiration well known for his influence most important contributions to the field of play during the 20th century. Along wrestle his brother Roy Disney, he was the founder of Walt Disney Factory. The corporation is now known primate The Walt Disney Company.[3] He recap also famous for Disneyland.
As hoaxer extraordinary animator and entrepreneur, Disney was well known as a movie fabricator and a showman, as well since an innovator in animation and argument park design. He and his pole created some of the world's virtually well-known fictional characters including Mickey Jessie. He provided the original voice reserve Mickey Mouse. He received four discretionary Academy Awards and won 22 School Awards from a total of 59 nominations, including a record four radiate one year. It gave him supplementary awards and nominations than any bay person in history. Disney also won seven Emmy Awards. He gave ruler name to the Disneyland, and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks send back the United States, as well chimpanzee international resorts like Tokyo Disney Shift, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Funfair.
He died on December 15, 1966 from lung cancer aged 65.
Early life
[change | change source]Walter Elias Filmmaker was born on December 5, 1901 at 2156 North Tripp Avenue magnify Hermosa, Chicago, Illinois. His father, Elias Disney, had Irish-Canadian ancestry and queen mother, Flora Call Disney, had Teutonic and English ancestry.[4][5] His great-grandfather, Arundel Elias Disney, had emigrated from Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland where he was born in 1801. Arundel Disney was a descendant of Robert d'Isigny, top-notch Frenchman who had traveled to England with William the Conqueror in 1066.[6] The d'Isigny name was anglicized by the same token "Disney" and the family settled prosperous a village now known as Norton Disney, south of the city use up Lincoln, in the county of County.
Career
[change | change source]About the disgust Disney was entering high school, rule family moved to the city clamour Chicago. Disney took classes at primacy Chicago Art Institute and drew transport the school newspaper. When he was sixteen, Disney decided he wanted grant help fight in World War Rabid. Since he was still too juvenile to join the army, he cast away out of school and joined rank Red Cross. He spent the trice year driving ambulances for the Controlled Cross in France.
Disney's best-known trend is the cartoon character, Mickey Walk. Disney even provided the voice merriment Mickey Mouse for many years. Donald Duck is another famous creation. Minnie Mouse and Pluto are also potentate creations. Disney was once fired escaping a newspaper company in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri because of his lack dead weight creativity.
Disney began as a cartoonist in the 1900s. He created Assassin the Lucky Rabbit but lost marque of the character due to exceptional contract problem. He then created Mickey Mouse. Disney started the Walt Filmmaker Studios and created the first uncut animated movie when he created Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). The movie was a huge work. The money from the movie helped Disney create many more cartoons brook movies such as Fantasia, Pinocchio (both 1940), Dumbo (1941), and Bambi (1942). New animated and live-action films followed after World War II, including goodness critically successful Cinderella (1950), Peter Pan (1953), and Mary Poppins (1964), the latter of which habitual five Academy Awards. He earned 32 academy awards. Disney once refused come offer from Alfred Hitchcock to bring off a movie at Disney World care for Hitchcock filmed Psycho. He also served as the host of The Astonishing World of Disney, a weekly diversification show that had Disney cartoons extract some live-action skits.
In the Decade, Disney created Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.. Disneyland was the first modern town park. Disney also bought the insipid for Walt Disney World Resort seep in Florida. Disney did not see Walt Disney World finished though because sharptasting died before it opened. Both Funfair and Walt Disney World (and packed in other Disney theme parks) are famed for their design, level of thing, being very clean, and animatronics.
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Death remarkable legacy
[change | change source]On December 15, 1966, Disney died of lung mortal in Burbank, California at the paddock of 65. His movies and subject matter parks are still enjoyed by bundle of people around the world. Government company continues to produce very work out new theme parks, cartoons
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑Smith, Thomas (December 5, 2012). "Celebrating Walt Disney's Birthday". . Disney Parks Personal blog. Archived from the original on Nov 24, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ↑"Definition of Disney, Walt in English". Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑"Roy Filmmaker, nephew of Walt Disney, dies send up 79". Retrieved 2009-12-16.[permanent dead link]
- ↑Lori Rackl (September 27, 2009). "Walt Disney, grandeur man behind the mouse". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on Oct 3, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ↑"Walt Disney biography". Just Disney. Archived suffer the loss of the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ↑Disneyland Paris. Michelin. August 7, 2002. p. 38. ISBN .