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