Directors+Research+Walt+Disney

Try to imagine a world with out Walt Disney, A world without his magic, whimsy, and optimisum.  Walter Elias Disney was born December 5th 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. He died December 15, 1966 (aged 65) in Burbank,California. His cause of death was lung cancer. Disney is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and themepark design. He and his staff created a number of the world's most famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, a character for which Disney himself was the original voice. He won 26 of the 59 academy awards he was nominated for. He also won 7 Emmy Awards. Walt Disney World Resort, and Disney Land are named after him. In 1967 construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney opened and dediated The Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971. He had 3 brothers and a sister, his mom and older brother Roy encouraged him to persue his talent with art. He was rejected from the military because he was too young so he joined the Red Cross in France, driving an ambulace filled with Disney cartoons. When he returned from France he started a small business that failed, then with a suitcase and 20 dollars made his way to Hollywood. In 1932 he produced the first color cartoon entitled "Flowers and Trees". Through his work he brought joy, happiness, and a universal means of communication to people all over the nation.

//“Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We __keep moving forward__, opening up new doors and doing new things because we are curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”// –Walt Disney

"Is kind of fun to do the impossible." -Walt Disney

"You're dead if you only aim for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway." -Walt Disney

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