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