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Walt Disney: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Walter Elias Disney
  • Birth Place: Chicago, IL
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/05/1901, Sagittarius
  • Date of Death: 12/15/1966
  • Profession: Animator; producer; director; writer; voice actor
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Walt Disney Fast Facts:
  • Once worked for animator Walter Lantz, creator of Woody Woodpecker, in the Universal Studios animation division.
  • His 1928 short Steamboat Willie was the first synchronized sound cartoon.
  • During the early '30s, he developed the multiplane camera, which revolutionized animation by enabling the camera to look through a series of animation "planes" (up to seven, each lighted separately from the side) to create depth and dimension.
  • In 1932, made the first all-Technicolor short, Flowers and Trees, for the Silly Symphonies series. It was the first cartoon to win an Oscar.
  • During World War II, Disney Studios produced government training and propaganda films, as well as health movies that are still shown today.
  • Received three special Oscars, for the creation of Mickey Mouse, innovations in feature-film animation and advancement of sound in motion pictures.
  • Provided the voice for Mickey Mouse until his death in 1966.
  • Walt Disney Relationships:
  • Diane Marie Disney Miller - Daughter
  • Elias Disney - Father
  • Flora Call Disney - Mother
  • Lillian Bounds Disney - Wife
  • Roy E. Disney - Nephew
  • Roy O. Disney - Brother
  • Ruth Disney - Sister
  • Sharon Mae Disney Lund - Daughter
  • Walt Disney Awards:
  • 1953 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
  • 1948 Golden Globe: Special Achievement - Winner
  • 1954 Golden Globe: Special Achievement - Nominee
  • 1956 Emmy: Best Producer- Film Series - Winner
  • 1955 Emmy: Most Outstanding New Personality - Nominee
  • 1966 Emmy: Outstanding Children's Program - Nominee
  • 1965 Emmy: Outstanding Program Achievements in Entertainment - Nominee
  • 1953 Oscar: Best Documentary (Feature) - Winner
  • 1954 Oscar: Best Documentary (Feature) - Winner
  • 1942 Oscar: Best Documentary - Nominee
  • 1942 Oscar: Best Documentary - Nominee
  • 1953 Oscar: Best Documentary (Short Subject) - Winner
  • 1955 Oscar: Best Documentary (Short Subject) - Winner
  • 1959 Oscar: Best Documentary (Short Subject) - Nominee
  • 1964 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 1933 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1933 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Winner
  • 1934 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Winner
  • 1935 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1935 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Winner
  • 1936 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Winner
  • 1937 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Winner
  • 1938 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1938 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Winner
  • 1938 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1938 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1939 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1939 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Winner
  • 1941 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1941 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Winner
  • 1942 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Winner
  • 1943 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1944 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1945 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1946 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1947 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1947 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1948 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1948 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1949 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1951 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1953 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Winner
  • 1953 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1954 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1955 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1957 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1958 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1959 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1960 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1961 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1962 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1968 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Winner
  • 1948 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Two-reel) - Winner
  • 1950 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Two-reel) - Winner
  • 1951 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Two-reel) - Winner
  • 1952 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Two-reel) - Winner
  • 1953 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Two-reel) - Nominee
  • 1953 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Two-reel) - Winner
  • 1954 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Two-reel) - Nominee
  • 1955 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Two-reel) - Nominee
  • 1956 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Two-reel) - Nominee
  • 1958 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Live Action) - Winner
  • 1959 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Live Action) - Nominee
  • 1960 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Live Action) - Nominee
  • 1938 Oscar: Special Award - Winner
  • 1941 Oscar: The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award - Winner
  • 1932 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Winner
  • 1932 Oscar: Best Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nominee
  • 1932 Oscar: Special Award - Winner
  • 1941 Oscar: Special Award - Winner
  • 1943 Oscar: Best Documentary (Short Subject) - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended the Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
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