Walt Disney
Famous Disney Creator and Owner of the Walt Disney Company
Beginning
Walt Disney, the famous Disney creator, has been recognize as one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time according to Success.com. Walt Disney started to draw just for fun, but he knew image that his work would appear on the big screen. In his life time Walt was nominated for over 90 times for his creations, out of all of them he won more than 50 times.
Early Life
Walter Elias Disney was born December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. Walt Disney received a scholarship to the Kansas City Art Institute, where he met Ub Iwerks. They then formed their first company, "Newman's Laugh-O-Grams." In 1923, they created their first series, "Alice Comedies" our as we know her now, "Alice in Wonderland." Walter came up with "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" but he later found out that a married couple had stolen this character and all his animators, while taking a train home after finding this out, he started drawing and he then came up with the famous character that we all know "Mickey Mouse." His first cartoon to be published in color was "Flowers and Trees" which also won him his first Oscar. From there on more and more success came. The Walt Disney Company was created and founded October 16, 1923. Walter married Lillian "Bounds" Disney, July 13, 1925 in Idaho. They later decided to expand their family and had two kids, Diane Disney and Roy E. Disney (both dead now). Walt Disney died in California December 15, 1966, from lung cancer.
Famous Works by Walt Disney
Fantasia
Created in November 1940. Received 1942 Honorary Awards(Academy Awards). 2001 Video Premiere Award for Best DVD Overall Original Supplemental Material. 1940 NBR for Top Ten Films, 1990 National Film Registry and 1940 Special Award(New York Film Critics Circle Awards).
Dumbo
Released October 1941. Received 1942 Oscar for Best Music. 1947 Best Animation Design and 1941 NBR Award for Top Ten Films.
Bambi
Released August 1942. Received the 1948 Golden Globe Special Achievement Award. 1988 Genesis Award for Feature Film and 2011 National Film Registry
Just for Fun
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http://www.funtrivia.com/html5/index.cfm?qid=363170