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.
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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.
Known For
Production Credits
How to Sleep
Father's Week-End
Mail Dog
Song of the South
Two Weeks Vacation
Trader Mickey
Elmer Elephant
The Golden Touch
The Cold-blooded Penguin
How to Dance
The Band Concert
Fishin' Around
Fantasia
Pluto's Sweater
The Chain Gang
The Wayward Canary
Oh, Teacher!
The Jazz Fool
Once Upon a Wintertime
The Barnyard Broadcast
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Mickey Plays Papa
How to Play Golf
Goofy's Freeway Troubles
Touchdown Mickey
Treasure Island
Peter Pan
The Moose Hunt
Rescue Dog
Wild Waves
The Mechanical Cow
Alice's Balloon Race
Santa's Workshop
The Opry House
Ride 'Em Plow Boy
Mary Poppins
For the Love of Willadean
Canine Caddy
Lion Down
Get Rich Quick
When the Cat's Away
Fun and Fancy Free
Victory Through Air Power
Mickey's Choo-Choo
Out on a Limb
Father's Day Off
Trees
El Gaucho Goofy
The Duck Hunt
Lady and the Tramp
Pluto's Christmas Tree
Casey Bats Again
Goofy's Glider
Cinderella
The Karnival Kid
Dragon Around
The Beach Party
The Barn Dance
Mickey's Trailer
The Barnyard Concert
The Skeleton Dance
The Gorilla Mystery
The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
How to Swim
The Ol' Swimmin' Hole
Alice in the Wooly West
Trolley Troubles
Hungry Hoboes
Pioneer Days
Lake Titicaca
Camping Out
The Dognapper
Aquarela do Brasil
Bone Bandit
Sky Scrappers
Home Made Home
Neck 'n' Neck
Summer
Pinocchio
Man's Best Friend
Pluto's Surprise Package
Uncle Donald's Ants
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
Fiddling Around
Egyptian Melodies
Mickey's Mellerdrammer
Minnie's Yoo Hoo
Trailer Horn
The Whoopee Party
Plane Crazy
Sleeping Beauty
The Three Caballeros
Melody Time
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Barnyard Olympics
Donald's Cousin Gus
Make Mine Music
Empty Socks
Three Blind Mouseketeers
Poor Papa
Flowers and Trees
The Mad Doctor
The Gallopin' Gaucho
Mickey's Nightmare
Mickey Steps Out
Freewayphobia
The Plowboy
Trick or Treat
So Dear to My Heart
Two Chips and a Miss
The Picnic
Ferdinand the Bull
The Fox Chase
Rickety Gin
Steamboat Willie
Mickey's Revue
Dumbo
The Castaway
Crazy Over Daisy
Cold War
The Musical Farmer
Chip an' Dale
Mickey's Gala Premiere
The Shindig
Parade of the Award Nominees
Rival Romeos
All Wet
Walt Disney's Halloween Hilarities
Great Guns
Ye Olden Days
Blue Bayou
How to Be a Detective
The Fire Fighters
The Birthday Party
Pluto's Purchase
The Mad Dog
Father's Lion
The Ocean Hop
Without You
Food for Feudin'
The Delivery Boy
Hot Dogs
The Banker's Daughter
Lullaby Land
The Sword in the Stone
No Smoking
Shanghaied
Sagebrush Sadie
Babes in the Woods
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
The Parent Trap
The Wonderful World of Disney
Pluto and the Gopher
Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
Cinderella
Mickey's Follies
Giantland
Hello Aloha
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Klondike Kid
The Cactus Kid
Lend a Paw
Music Land
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Harem Scarem
Beach Picnic
The Steeple Chase
Saludos Amigos
Puppy Love
Ozzie of the Mounted
Playful Pluto
The Mail Pilot
For Whom the Bulls Toil
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Mickey's Pal Pluto
Oh, What a Knight
Alice in Wonderland
Mickey's Orphans
From All of Us to All of You
Mickey's Steam Roller
Bright Lights
Building a Building
Social Lion
Africa Before Dark
Goofy and Wilbur
Bambi
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
Tall Timber
The Ugly Duckling
The Pet Store
Pluto's Party
Mickey, les J.O. rigolos
The Jungle Book
The Haunted House
Toby Tortoise Returns
Pluto Junior
Jungle Rhythm
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