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