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