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