Walt Disney
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Walter Elias "Walt" Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O. Disney, he was co-founder of Walt Disney Productions, which later became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation is now now known as The Walt Disney Company and has annual revenues of approximately USD $35 billion. Disney is particularly noted as a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, for whom Disney himself provided the original voice. During his lifetime he received four honorary Academy Awards and won twenty-two Academy Awards from a total of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual in history.[citation needed] Disney also won seven Emmy Awards and gave his name to the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong. The year after his December 15, 1966 death from lung cancer in Burbank, California, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walt Disney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Overview
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O. Disney, he was co-founder of Walt Disney Productions, which later became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation is now now known as The Walt Disney Company and has annual revenues of approximately USD $35 billion. Disney is particularly noted as a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, for whom Disney himself provided the original voice. During his lifetime he received four honorary Academy Awards and won twenty-two Academy Awards from a total of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual in history.[citation needed] Disney also won seven Emmy Awards and gave his name to the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong. The year after his December 15, 1966 death from lung cancer in Burbank, California, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walt Disney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Production Credits
Two Weeks Vacation
Out on a Limb
The Moose Hunt
Ye Olden Days
How to Dance
Bambi
The Delivery Boy
For the Love of Willadean
When the Cat's Away
Goofy and Wilbur
The Pet Store
The Three Caballeros
Song of the South
The Skeleton Dance
Sagebrush Sadie
Sleeping Beauty
Mary Poppins
The Klondike Kid
Home Made Home
Toby Tortoise Returns
Mickey's Revue
Africa Before Dark
Rickety Gin
The Cold-blooded Penguin
Ferdinand the Bull
Alice in Wonderland
Mickey's Nightmare
Giantland
Santa's Workshop
Lady and the Tramp
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Make Mine Music
Mickey's Trailer
Two Chips and a Miss
The Mechanical Cow
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Opry House
Trolley Troubles
The Dognapper
The Musical Farmer
Casey Bats Again
Empty Socks
Mickey, les J.O. rigolos
Fantasia
Cinderella
Trailer Horn
The Mad Doctor
The Ugly Duckling
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Mickey's Pal Pluto
From All of Us to All of You
Hungry Hoboes
Trader Mickey
Building a Building
The Parent Trap
The Sword in the Stone
Elmer Elephant
The Plowboy
Aquarela do Brasil
The Ocean Hop
The Steeple Chase
Melody Time
Fun and Fancy Free
Cold War
So Dear to My Heart
The Whoopee Party
The Jungle Book
Mickey Steps Out
Uncle Donald's Ants
Get Rich Quick
Bright Lights
Victory Through Air Power
Mickey's Choo-Choo
The Castaway
The Ol' Swimmin' Hole
Babes in the Woods
The Haunted House
Egyptian Melodies
Steamboat Willie
How to Sleep
Music Land
The Wayward Canary
The Cactus Kid
Minnie's Yoo Hoo
Flowers and Trees
Father's Day Off
Treasure Island
Ozzie of the Mounted
The Mail Pilot
Hello Aloha
Shanghaied
Trees
Social Lion
The Jazz Fool
Mickey's Steam Roller
Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
Saludos Amigos
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Camping Out
Mickey's Mellerdrammer
No Smoking
The Banker's Daughter
Walt Disney's Halloween Hilarities
How to Swim
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
All Wet
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
The Golden Touch
Mickey Plays Papa
Oh, What a Knight
The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
The Fox Chase
The Chain Gang
How to Be a Detective
Lake Titicaca
Father's Week-End
The Barn Dance
Alice's Balloon Race
Lullaby Land
For Whom the Bulls Toil
Poor Papa
Puppy Love
Fishin' Around
Without You
The Barnyard Concert
Once Upon a Wintertime
Man's Best Friend
Jungle Rhythm
Peter Pan
Summer
El Gaucho Goofy
Fiddling Around
Father's Lion
Neck 'n' Neck
The Gallopin' Gaucho
Oh, Teacher!
Great Guns
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Crazy Over Daisy
Sky Scrappers
Pinocchio
Rival Romeos
Plane Crazy
The Karnival Kid
Barnyard Olympics
Lion Down
Blue Bayou
The Duck Hunt
Goofy's Freeway Troubles
Hot Dogs
Mickey's Gala Premiere
Parade of the Award Nominees
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
Touchdown Mickey
Dumbo
Cinderella
Alice in the Wooly West
Ride 'Em Plow Boy
Freewayphobia
Goofy's Glider
Harem Scarem
Tall Timber
How to Play Golf
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