Disney, Walt, 1901-1966

  1. Disney, Walt, 1901-1966
  2. Version History
Walt Disney (b. December 5, 1901, Chicago, IL–d. December 15, 1966, Burbank, CA) was an American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual.

As a boy in Chicago, Disney took art classes as a boy and got a job as a commercial illustrator. He moved to California in the early 1920s and set up the Disney Brothers Studio with his brother Roy. With Ub Iwerks, Walt developed the character Mickey Mouse in 1928, his first highly popular success; he also provided the voice for his creation in the early years. In the 1950s, Disney expanded into the amusement park industry, and in 1955 he opened Disneyland. Disney died of lung cancer in December 1966.

Publication Date Publishing Account Status Note View

2020-12-09 10:12:57 am

Maristella Feustle

tombstone

{ "action": "merge", "icids": [ "84985206" ], "arks": [ "http:\/\/n2t.net\/ark:\/99166\/w6vr3sps" ] }

Details HRT Changes Compare

2017-11-27 03:11:12 pm

Dina Herbert

published

User published constellation

Details HRT Changes Compare

2016-08-15 05:08:12 pm

System Service

published

Details HRT Changes Compare

2016-08-15 05:08:11 pm

System Service

ingest cpf

Initial ingest from EAC-CPF

Pre-Production Data