History Of Walt Disney
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The History of Walt Disney 1901-1966
The Beginning Years….
Legal Name was Walt Elias Disney.
Born on December 5,1901 in Chicago, Illinois
Parents name: Elias Disney and Flora Call Disney.
The fourth child of five born in family.
Moved to Marceline, Missouri when Walt was six years old.
Walt’s Adolescent Years…
In 1910 family moved to Kansas City where Walt enrolled in art classes.
In 1917, family moved back to Chicago where Walt joined Red Cross Unit for nine months as a ambulance driver in France at the end of World War I.
In 1919 joined the staff of the Kansas City Film Advertising.
The Animation Begins…
Walt and Ubbe Iwerks, a colleague formed their own company called Laugh-O-Gram Films.
In 1923, Walt Disney moved to California and began Walt Disney Production with his brother Roy and colleague Ubbe Iwerks.
In 1927 Walt produced “SteamBoat Willie”. First cartoon to use synchronized sound.
In 1928 Walt created “Mickey Mouse” by using his own voice.
The Animation Continues…
The first film series called “Silly Symphonies” was introduced in 1929 and used in color in 1932.
In the 1930’s “Three Little Pigs” and “The Tortoise and the Hare” were made and won Walt Academy Awards.
Also, in the 1930’s the creation of Donald Duck, Pluto, Minnie Mouse, and Goofy brought Walt fame and success.
Some of Walt’s Creative Film Successes
Snow White and Seven Dwarfs(1937)
Pinocchio and Fantasia (1940)
Dumbo (1941)
Bambi (1942)
Song of the South (1946)
Treasure Island (1950)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Peter Pan (1953)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Mary Poppins (1964)
The Jungle Book (1967)
Walt Disney won a record 32 Academy Awards for his technical innovations ideas in film.
He also pioneered the production of feature films for television.
Some of the films appeared on his weekly series, “The Mickey Mouse Club” from 1955- 1959 and on “Walt Disney’s Wonderful W...