Walt Disney
December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966
American animator and businessman who created Mickey Mouse and founded the Disney film and theme-park company.
Biography
Walt Disney was an American animator and film producer. With his brother Roy he founded the studio that created Mickey Mouse in 1928.
His studio made Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), the first full-length cel-animated feature film, followed by Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi and many others. He moved into television and live-action films and in 1955 opened Disneyland in California, the first modern theme park. He won more Academy Awards than any other individual.
Affiliations
Education
- Jan 1, 1910 – Jan 1, 1910 Kansas City Art Institute
Employment
- May 1, 1921 – Jan 1, 1923 Laugh-O-Gram Studio Founder; studio went bankrupt in 1923
- Oct 16, 1923 – Dec 15, 1966 The Walt Disney Company Co-founder with his brother Roy (as Disney Brothers Studio)
Party membership
- from Jan 1, 1940 Republican Party (United States)
- Democratic Party (United States)
Timeline
1902
1907
1912
1917
1922
1927
1932
1937
1942
1947
1952
1957
1962
