Walt Disney Biography
Try to figure out how it would be without Walt Disney. A world without his magic, peculiarity and optimism. Walt Disney converted the entertainment industry, into what we know today. “We keep moving forward, opening new doors and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths” quoted by Walt Disney. Avery curious human being that was willing to try new things and think outside the box. Walter Elias Disney known as Walt Disney was an American motion-picture and television producer and showman, famous innovator of cartoon films and as the creator of Disneyland. Walt was born on December 5, 1901 in Hermosa, Illinois, in where he lived with his father, Elias Disney, an Irish-Canadian, and his mother, Flora
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Later on they were blessed with two daughters, Diane and Sharon . Three years after Walt and Lilly wedding, Walt created the famous cartoon character, Mickey Mouse. Walt’s talents were first seen in a silent cartoon named Plane Crazy. Before the cartoon could be released, sound was introduced to the motion picture industry. Mickey Mouse made his screen debut in Steamboat Willie, the world's first synchronized sound cartoon, which premiered at the Colony Theater in New York on November 18, 1928 (Walt Disney, Biography). 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 produced at the highly cost of $1,499,000 during the extents of the Depression, the film is considered one of the greatest imperishable monuments of the motion picture industry. After five years, Walt Disney Studios completed another full-length animated classics such as Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, and Bambi(Walt Disney, Biography). In 1940, construction was finally completed on the Burbank Studio, and Disney's staff swelled to more than 1,000 artists, animators, story men, and technicians. Although, because of World War II 94 percent of the Disney facilities were engaged in special government work, including the production of training and propaganda films for the armed services, as well as health films which are still shown through-out the world by the U.S. State Department. The remainder of his efforts were devoted to the production of comedy short subjects, deemed highly essential to civilian and military
Later on they were blessed with two daughters, Diane and Sharon . Three years after Walt and Lilly wedding, Walt created the famous cartoon character, Mickey Mouse. Walt’s talents were first seen in a silent cartoon named Plane Crazy. Before the cartoon could be released, sound was introduced to the motion picture industry. Mickey Mouse made his screen debut in Steamboat Willie, the world's first synchronized sound cartoon, which premiered at the Colony Theater in New York on November 18, 1928 (Walt Disney, Biography). 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 produced at the highly cost of $1,499,000 during the extents of the Depression, the film is considered one of the greatest imperishable monuments of the motion picture industry. After five years, Walt Disney Studios completed another full-length animated classics such as Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, and Bambi(Walt Disney, Biography). In 1940, construction was finally completed on the Burbank Studio, and Disney's staff swelled to more than 1,000 artists, animators, story men, and technicians. Although, because of World War II 94 percent of the Disney facilities were engaged in special government work, including the production of training and propaganda films for the armed services, as well as health films which are still shown through-out the world by the U.S. State Department. The remainder of his efforts were devoted to the production of comedy short subjects, deemed highly essential to civilian and military