Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor and film producer. As a film producer, Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations. With Ub Iwerks, Walt developed the character Mickey Mouse in 1928, his first highly popular success. In the 1950s, Disney expanded into the amusement park industry, and in 1955 he opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California. In 1965, he began development of another theme park, Disney World, the heart of which was to be a new type of city. Disney died of lung cancer in December 1966 before either the park or the EPCOT project
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Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor and film producer. As a film producer, Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations. With Ub Iwerks, Walt developed the character Mickey Mouse in 1928, his first highly popular success. In the 1950s, Disney expanded into the amusement park industry, and in 1955 he opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California. In 1965, he began development of another theme park, Disney World, the heart of which was to be a new type of city. Disney died of lung cancer in December 1966 before either the park or the EPCOT project were completed. He remains an important figure in the history of animation and in the cultural history of the United States, where he is considered a national cultural icon. His film work continues to be shown and adapted; his namesake studio and company maintains high standards in its production of popular entertainment, and the Disney amusement parks have grown in size and number to attract visitors in several countries. He was a shy, self-deprecating and insecure man in private but adopted a warm and outgoing public persona. Although there have been accusations that he was racist or anti-Semitic, they have been contradicted by many who knew him. His reputation changed in the years after his death, from a purveyor of homely patriotic values to a representative of American imperialism.
Disney was the fourth son of Elias Disney—born in the Province of Canada, to Irish parents —and Flora, an American of German and English descent. In 1906, when Disney was four, the family moved to a farm in Marceline, Missouri, where his uncle Robert had just purchased land. He took art classes as a boy and got a job as a commercial illustrator at the age of 18. He moved to California in the early 1920s and set up the Disney Brothers Studio with his brother Roy. The results, seen in features such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, and Bambi, furthered the development of animated film. Disney also began to develop an ability to work with watercolors and crayons. He lived near the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway line and became enamored with trains and his younger sister Ruth. In late 1909, the Disneys moved to Kansas City, Missouri. He met fellow-student Walter Pfeiffer, who came from a family of theatre fans and introduced Disney to the world of vaudeville and motion pictures. Disney and his brother woke up at 4:30 a.m. every morning to deliver the Times before school and repeated the round for the evening after school. He often received poor grades after falling asleep and often spent more time at the Piffers” home than at home.
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