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Walt Disney Dec. 5, 1901-Dec 15, 1966

Walt Disney Dec. 5, 1901-Dec 15, 1966. By Gabriela Rodriguez. Childhood. Born on December 5, 1901- Chicago, Illinois Walt Disney was born to Elias Disney (Irish-Canadian) and his mother, Flora Call Disney (German-American decent)

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Walt Disney Dec. 5, 1901-Dec 15, 1966

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  1. Walt DisneyDec. 5, 1901-Dec 15, 1966 By Gabriela Rodriguez

  2. Childhood • Born on December 5, 1901- Chicago, Illinois • Walt Disney was born to Elias Disney (Irish-Canadian) and his mother, Flora Call Disney (German-American decent) • At age four (1906), Walt and his family moved to a farm in Marceline, Missouri. • While in Marceline, Walt developed his love for drawing. • One of his neighbors, a retired doctor, paid Walt to draw pictures of their horse, Rupert

  3. Teenage • Disney began his freshman year of high school at McKinley High School and also began taking night courses at the Chicago Art Institute. • Disney became the Cartoonist for the school newspaper. • Disney dropped out of high school at the age of 16 to join the Army, but was rejected because he was underage. • Walt and his friends then decided to join the Red Cross and they were sent to France for a year, where he drove an ambulance. • In January 1920, Disney and Iwerks made a company called, “Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artist” • Disney then took up an interest in the field of animation.

  4. Alice Comedies • Virginia Davis (actress who played Alice in Alice in Wonderland) and her family were relocated from Kansas to Hollywood at Disney’s request. • This was the beginning of the Disney’s Brother’s Studio. • In 1925, Disney hired a young women named Lillian Bounds to ink and paint celluloid. • They dated for for a while and then got married that same year. • The series, Alice Comedies, was successful. • The series ended in 1927, and Walt focused more on the animated characters, like Julius who resembled Felix the cat, rather than the live action Alice.

  5. Mickey Mouse • The character Mickey Mouse was based on a pet mouse that he had adopted while working at a Kansas City ad Company. • Ub Iwerks reworked the sketches made by Disney so that it was easier to animate. • However, Mickey’s voice and personality was provided by Disney • Ub Iwerks designed Mickey’s physical appearance, but many say that “Walt gave him his soul.” • The mouse was was originally med “Mortimer” • Lillian Disney thought that the name Mortimer did not fit. • Mortimer later became the name of Mickey’s rival for Minnie, who was taller and had a Brooklyn accent. • Disney himself provided the vocal effects for the earliest cartoons and performed as the voice of Mickey until 1946.

  6. First Academy Award • Disney received a special Academy Award in 1932 for the creation of Mickey Mouse • The Mickey Mouse Series was made into color in 1935 • “Mickey Mouse” soon launched spin-off series supporting characters like Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pluto. • Pluto and Donald would then immediately get their own cartoons in 1937 and Goofy in 1939

  7. Children • Disney and Lilly’s first attempt at having children ended up in Lilly having a miscarriage. • Lilly then became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter, Diane Marie Disney on December 18,1933 • A few years later, the Disney’s adopted Sharon Mae Disney who was born on December 21, 1934

  8. Planning Disneyland • Disney began drawing sketches of his ideas for an amusement park on a business trip to Chicago in the late 1940’s • He envisioned his employees spending time with their children • He got this idea after visiting Children’s Fairyland in Oakland, California • Disney spent five years developing Disneyland and created a new subsidiary of his company, called WED Enterprises

  9. 1960’s successes • By early 1960, Disney empire was a major success • Walt Disney productions established itself as the “world’s leading producer of family entertainment.” • Walt Disney was the Head of Pageantry for the 1960 Winter Olympics. • Mary Poppins was released in 1964 and was the most successful Disney film of he 1960s

  10. Plans for Disney World • The plans for Disney World included a larger, more elaborate version of Disneyland • It was to be called the Magic Kingdom • It would feature golf courses and resort hotels.

  11. Death • Died on December 15, 1966 • After many years of smoking he was diagnosed with lung cancer • On November 2, 1966, during pre-surfer X-rays, doctors at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Los Angeles discovered that Disney had an enormous tumor on his left lung • Days later, Disney went back for surgery, but tumor had spread to a great extent that doctors had to remove his left lung. • On November 30, 1966, Disney collapsed in his home but was revived by paramedics. • He died in the hospital on December 15, 1966 • He was cremated on December 17, 1966 • His ashes reside at the forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California

  12. The Vision • Roy Disney took full control of Walt Disney Productions and WED Enterprises after Walt’s death • Roy died from a cerebral hemorrhage on December 20, 1971 • Today, Walt Disney’s animation/motion picture studios nd theme parks have developed into a multi-billion dollar company to carry his name. • As of 2007, the company has an annual revenue of over $35 billion.

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