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