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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
What's My Line?
Golden Globe Awards
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Waking Sleeping Beauty
The Movies That Made Us
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
The Oscars
Flowers and Trees
Santa's Workshop
4 Artists Paint 1 Tree: A Walt Disney 'Adventure in Art'
Fun and Fancy Free
Saludos Amigos
Mickey's Mellerdrammer
Ferdinand the Bull
Shanghaied
Ye Olden Days
Puppy Love
The Imagineering Story
Canine Caddy
The Moose Hunt
The Musical Farmer
The Gorilla Mystery
Building a Building
The Klondike Kid
The Steeple Chase
Mickey's Pal Pluto
Mickey's Revue
From All of Us to All of You
Touchdown Mickey
Fantasia
The Plowboy
The Chain Gang
Mickey's Follies
Giantland
The Pet Store
Get a Horse!
The Gallopin' Gaucho
Mickey's Gala Premiere
The Skeleton Dance
Lend a Paw
The Duck Hunt
Mickey's Nightmare
Fiddling Around
Wild Waves
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mickey's Trailer
The Fire Fighters
The Whoopee Party
The Castaway
The Karnival Kid
Mickey's Orphans
The Delivery Boy
The Cactus Kid
Camping Out
The Wayward Canary
Plane Crazy
The Barnyard Concert
Mickey Steps Out
The Mad Doctor
Blue Rhythm
Steamboat Willie
Trader Mickey
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
Barnyard Olympics
Playful Pluto
The Birthday Party
The Mail Pilot
The Barn Dance
Mickey Plays Papa
Mickey's Steam Roller
Production Credits
How to Play Golf
Shanghaied
For Whom the Bulls Toil
El Gaucho Goofy
Ozzie of the Mounted
Pluto's Surprise Package
Mickey's Mellerdrammer
The Pet Store
The Haunted House
Fishin' Around
Steamboat Willie
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Goofy's Freeway Troubles
Barnyard Olympics
Mickey's Steam Roller
Building a Building
Mickey's Revue
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
The Duck Hunt
Hungry Hoboes
The Cold-blooded Penguin
Once Upon a Wintertime
Music Land
Mickey's Pal Pluto
Walt Disney's Halloween Hilarities
Empty Socks
The Golden Touch
Mickey's Choo-Choo
Toby Tortoise Returns
The Band Concert
Giantland
Sagebrush Sadie
Fun and Fancy Free
Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
Trailer Horn
Peter Pan
Pluto and the Gopher
Bambi
Ye Olden Days
Donald's Cousin Gus
Jungle Rhythm
Uncle Donald's Ants
Saludos Amigos
Egyptian Melodies
The Moose Hunt
The Whoopee Party
The Jazz Fool
Crazy Over Daisy
The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
The Skeleton Dance
Make Mine Music
The Three Caballeros
Rescue Dog
Mickey Steps Out
The Karnival Kid
Three Blind Mouseketeers
Trader Mickey
Man's Best Friend
Mary Poppins
Cinderella
The Ol' Swimmin' Hole
Hot Dogs
The Delivery Boy
Lend a Paw
Pluto's Purchase
Lake Titicaca
Pluto Junior
The Gallopin' Gaucho
Great Guns
Aquarela do Brasil
The Steeple Chase
From All of Us to All of You
The Mail Pilot
Sky Scrappers
Poor Papa
The Banker's Daughter
Bright Lights
The Cactus Kid
Without You
Bone Bandit
Plane Crazy
Oh, Teacher!
Mickey's Gala Premiere
The Ugly Duckling
The Dognapper
Food for Feudin'
Oh, What a Knight
Pluto's Christmas Tree
Cinderella
The Fox Chase
Father's Lion
Minnie's Yoo Hoo
Mickey, les J.O. rigolos
Flowers and Trees
Pluto's Party
The Chain Gang
Alice's Balloon Race
Melody Time
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Dragon Around
The Sword in the Stone
Get Rich Quick
Alice in Wonderland
The Ocean Hop
How to Swim
The Parent Trap
Dumbo
Lion Down
The Klondike Kid
The Castaway
Africa Before Dark
Ride 'Em Plow Boy
Song of the South
Elmer Elephant
Victory Through Air Power
Out on a Limb
Camping Out
Home Made Home
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
The Mad Doctor
Social Lion
Father's Week-End
Treasure Island
Sleeping Beauty
Lady and the Tramp
The Jungle Book
Trolley Troubles
Tall Timber
Touchdown Mickey
Alice in the Wooly West
No Smoking
Mickey's Nightmare
The Mechanical Cow
Summer
How to Sleep
Freewayphobia
How to Dance
The Barnyard Concert
So Dear to My Heart
Canine Caddy
The Musical Farmer
Rival Romeos
All Wet
Harem Scarem
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
How to Be a Detective
The Opry House
Goofy and Wilbur
Santa's Workshop
Mickey Plays Papa
Cold War
The Barn Dance
When the Cat's Away
Pinocchio
Ferdinand the Bull
Two Chips and a Miss
Two Weeks Vacation
Trick or Treat
Hello Aloha
Mail Dog
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Fantasia
Pluto's Sweater
Trees
Neck 'n' Neck
The Wonderful World of Disney
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
Babes in the Woods
Goofy's Glider
Chip an' Dale
Lullaby Land
Beach Picnic
Fiddling Around
Puppy Love
Mickey's Trailer
Parade of the Award Nominees
Blue Bayou
Father's Day Off
The Wayward Canary
Casey Bats Again
Rickety Gin
For the Love of Willadean
The Plowboy
Playful Pluto
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