Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur, born 5 December 1901 in Chicago and died 15 December 1966 in Burbank, California. He moved to California in the early 1920s and founded the Disney Brothers Studio with his brother Roy, developing Mickey Mouse in 1928 and creating landmark animated features including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, and Bambi. He later expanded the company into theme parks, opening Disneyland in 1955 and beginning development of what became Disney World before his death, and he holds the record for the most Academy Awards won by an individual.
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Defining ContributionCo-founded the Walt Disney Company and pioneered the American animation industry. 1 Notable WorkThe Walt Disney Company 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Walt Disney co-founded the Walt Disney Company in 1923, building it from an animation studio into a global entertainment enterprise.
Walt Disney co-founded the Disney Brothers Studio and built it into a major film, animation and theme park company, later opening Disneyland and beginning Disney World.
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Walter Elias Disney ( DIZ-nee; December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons.
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Born in Chicago in 1901 and raised largely in Missouri, Disney developed an early interest in drawing.
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