WALT DISNEY XX CENTURY Walt Disney was born

WALT DISNEY

XX CENTURY Walt Disney was born in 1901, so that was the beginning of the 20 th century. The 20 th century was dominated by significant events that defined the era: Spanish flu pandemic, World War I and World War II, nuclear weapons, nuclear power and space exploration, nationalism and decolonization, the Cold War and post-Cold War conflicts.

BIOGRAPHY §Born in December 5, 1901 in the Province of Canada, to Irish parents §Died in December 15, 1966 in Chicago §An American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor and film producer §A pioneer of the American animation industry §He started his company in 1923 and today his company has annual revenues of approximately U. S. $35 billion. This success is largely due to a number of the world's most famous fictional characters he and his staff created including Mickey Mouse, a character for which Disney himself was the original voice.

IN THE VERY BEGINNING The Walt Disney Company started in 1923 in the rear of a small office in Los Angeles. It was there that Walt Disney, and his brother Roy, produced a series of short liveaction/animated films collectively called the ALICE COMEDIES. Within four months, the ever-growing staff moved next door to larger facilities, where the sign on the window read "Disney Bros. Studio. " A year later, in 1925, the Disney’s made a deposit on a Hyperion Avenue lot in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles. Construction began on the new studio shortly after. During the next 14 years, many changes took place at the Disney studio: Mickey Mouse was "born" in 1928, followed by Pluto, Goofy, Donald Duck, and the rest of the Disney gang.

SOME DISNEY CHARACTERS

WALT DISNEY’S MOST POPULAR PRODUCTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Pinocchio (1940) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Alice in Wonderland (1951) Bambi (1942) Cinderella (1950) 101 Dalmatians (1961) Sleeping Beauty (1959) The Sword in the Stone (1963)

ACHIEVMENTS Disney received 59 Academy Award nominations, including 22 awards. He won more Academy Awards than anyone else. I think one of his biggest achievments is that he is recognised all over the world and every child knows his movies.

INTERESTING FACTS §Walt Disney began drawing cartoons during his childhood and his subject were drawings of horses §He dropped out of school at 16 and tried to join the army. He was rejected due to his age §Disney never actually drew Mickey Mouse, his cartoonists always did §His favourite character was Goofy §Before starting The Walt Disney Company, he wanted to sell vacuum cleaners for a living §When Disney built Disneyland, he had a “secret apartment” built in theme park for his own use §Disney’s favourite princess was Cinderella §Disney produced propaganda films for the U. S. government during the World War II

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