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