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