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