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Walt Disney

American film producer

Also known as: Walter Elias Disney

Written by Bosley Crowther

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Last Updated: Mar 3, 2024 • Article History

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In full:: Walter Elias Disney

Born:: December 5, 1901, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Died:: December 15, 1966, Los Angeles, California (aged 65)

Founder:: Disneyland; Walt Disney World Resort

Awards And Honors:: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1942); Academy Award (1942)

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Walt Disney (born December 5, 1901, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died December 15, 1966, Los Angeles, California) was an American motion-picture and television producer and showman, famous as a pioneer of animated cartoon films and as the creator of such cartoon characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. He also planned and built Disneyland, a huge amusement park that opened near Los Angeles in 1955, and before his death he had begun building a second such park, Walt Disney World, near Orlando, Florida. The Disney Company he founded has become one of the world’s largest entertainment conglomerates. Walter Elias Disney was the ...(100 of 1660 words)

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