was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago Illinois, to his father Elias
Disney, and mother Flora Call Disney. Walt was one of five children, four boys
and a girl. After Walt's birth, the Disney family moved to Marceline Missouri. Walt
had very early interests in art, he would often sell drawings to neighbors to
make extra money. He pursued his art career, by studying art and photography at
McKinley High School in Chicago.
During the fall of 1918, Disney joined the Red Cross and was sent to
France, where he spent a year driving an ambulance and chauffeuring Red Cross
officials. His ambulance was covered from stem to stern, not with stock
camouflage, but with Disney cartoons. Once Walt returned from France, he began
to pursue a career in commercial art. He started a small company called
Laugh-O-Grams, which eventually fell bankrupt. With his suitcase, and twenty
dollars, Walt headed to Hollywood to start anew.
After making a success of his "Alice Comedies," Walt became a
recognized Hollywood figure. On July 13, 1925, Walt married Lillian Bounds.
Later on they would be blessed with two daughters, Diane and Sharon. In 1932, Flowers and Trees (the first
color cartoon) won Walt the first of his studio's Academy Awards. On December
21, 1937, Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated musical feature, premiered at
the Carthay Theater in Los Angeles. The film is still considered one of the
great feats and imperishable monuments of the motion picture industry. During
the next five years, Walt Disney Studios completed other full-length animated
classics such as Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, and Bambi.
Walt Disney's dream of a clean, and organized amusement park, came true,
as Disneyland Park opened in 1955. Walt Disney is a legend; a folk hero of the
20th century. His worldwide popularity was based upon the ideals which his name
represents: imagination, optimism, creation, and self-made success in the
American tradition.
Information retrieved from: http://www.justdisney.com/walt_disney/biography/w_bio_short.html on November 30th 2016
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