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