Post By : 17/04/2024
Walt Disney
Founder Of The Walt Disney Company
- Full Name: Walter Elias Disney
- Date Of Birth: 5/12/1901
- Date Of Death: 15/12/1966
- Age: 65
- Cause Of Death: Lung Cancer
- Birth Place: Chicago USA
- Father: Elias Disney
- Mother: Flora Disney
- Wife: Lillian Disney (1925–1966)
- Children: Diane Disney & Sharon Disney
- Awards: Twenty-Six Academy Awards; A record still held today Snippet Below:
- Biography: Walt Disney was a pioneer in the animation industry and is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in entertainment. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he showed an early interest in drawing and pursued a career in commercial art.
- In the 1920s, he co-founded the Disney Brothers Studio with his brother Roy, which would later become The Walt Disney Company. His groundbreaking work on animated films, including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), the first full-length animated feature, helped establish animation as a respected art form.
- Disney’s legacy includes Disneyland and Walt Disney World, theme parks that revolutionized the amusement industry by focusing on immersive storytelling. He won 22 Academy Awards and received 59 nominations, the most ever for an individual. Despite his passing in 1966, Disney's influence continues to shape family entertainment, inspiring joy and creativity worldwide.
- * Walt Disney met his wife, Lillian, at the Walt Disney Company, where she worked as his assistant.
- * Walt Disney was a heavy chain smoker, and many of his employees noted that you could always tell if Walt was in the building because you could hear his distinctive cough.
- * Walt Disney wasn't just an entrepreneur; he was also a voice actor, famously providing the voice for Mickey Mouse.
- * Walt Disney joined the Red Cross at 16, serving as an ambulance driver and helping the wounded. He initially wanted to be a soldier but was too young to enlist.
- * Walt Disney founded The Walt Disney Company in 1923. In 1928, he created the iconic characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse.
Famous Quotes
- "If you can visualize it, if you can dream it, there's some way to do it."
- "The best way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
- "It's kind of fun to do the impossible."
- "Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long. We keep looking forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because were curious....and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."
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