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Walt Disney: Biography
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:
1943 Oscar: Best Documentary (Short Subject) - Nominee
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
College:
Attended the Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
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