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