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Also Known As Walter Elias Disney
Born December 5, 1901 • Chicago • Illinois
Died December 15, 1966 (aged 65) • Burbank • California
Founder Disney Company • Disneyland • Walt Disney World Resort
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1942) • Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1942)
Notable Works “Steamboat Willie”

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Creator of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
Walt Disney stands between two animators in a studio, discussing animation artwork and painted backgrounds displayed on desks and walls.
The Three Little Pigs
Walt Disney sits in a chair reading the book Alice in Wonderland to a stuffed Donald Duck toy, holding the book open and looking at the toy.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Dumbo the elephant smiles while holding the tail of Timothy Q. Mouse, who stands facing him, in a nighttime scene from the animated film Dumbo.
Animated scene from Bambi (1942) showing Thumper the rabbit, Flower the skunk, and Bambi the fawn in a forest clearing, with a butterfly perched on Bambi's tail.
Mickey Mouse, wearing a blue sorcerer hat, rides an open magical book through swirling yellow and blue water in a scene from Fantasia's The Sorcerer's Apprentice segment.
Cinderella and Prince Charming dance together in a grand ballroom in the animated film Cinderella (1950) by Walt Disney.
Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins and Dick Van Dyke as Bert stand together in colorful costumes, surrounded by animated lambs in a live-action animation scene from Mary Poppins.
How Walt Disney became an American icon
Steamboat Willie, 1928
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