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