Walter Elias Disney
Success in the making
A Beginning
WWI
Coming Back to the U.S.
When he got back to the U.S. he got a job at an art studio but that only lasted about a month
- He then started a company called Iwerks-Disney with a colleague, Ub Iwerks, but Disney soon left for a job in Kansas City
Animations
Acomplishments
He created his own company
He won 20 academy awards
In 1934 he created snow white and the seven dwarfs, his first full length film
after that he created Pinocchio, fantasia, Dumbo, and Bambi. All of which are still being watched to this day.
On July 17, 1955 Disneyland was opened in Anaheim, California
What you Don't know about Disney
- Disneyland was made because Walt was bored
- Mickey was named by Walt’s wife, he was originally named Mortimer
- Before Mickey was created, Oswald the lucky rabbit was Walt’s first big hit, But he sold him in 1927. 79 years later, NBC (which is owned by Universal) wanted to hire sportscaster Al Michaels for their newly acquired Sunday Night Football. Michaels, though, was under contract with ESPN, which is owned by Disney. Luckily, the two were able to come to a fair trade: a sportscaster for a rabbit.
- Mickey’ Mouse’s first words were in The Karnival Kid in 1929. In fact, those were the first words ever to be spoken by an animated character. Those words? “Hot dog!”
- In 1938 Walt was awarded an Oscar for ‘Snow white and the seven dwarfs’ and he was also awarded 7 miniature Oscars
- For a few years in the 1930’s Walt owned technicolor making him the only person who could make color animations
Disney Dies
After many years of making animations and creating a huge amusement park Walt Disney Died of lung cancer in 1966 (age 65) in Burbank CA
Citations
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Photograph, This Day in Disney History, This Day in Disney History, web, 16 March 2016
Walt Baby Picture, Photograph, Pinterest, Disney Enterprises inc, 1902, web, 16 March 2016
Walt With Red Cross, Photograph, mtfca, mtcfa, 1918, 16 March 2016
Movie Spawn, Walt Before Mickey trailer, online video clip, You Tube, You Tube, 12 September 2014, web, 16 March 2016
Walt Disney Animation Studios, Steam Boat Willie, online video clip, You Tube, You Tube, 27 August 2009, web, 16 March 2016