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Walter Elias Disney 1901 - 1966

Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901 at Hermosa in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois United States to Flora (Call) DIsney and Elias Charles Disney, and had siblings Roy Oliver Disney, Ruth Flora (Disney) Beecher, Herbert Arthur Disney, and Raymond Arnold Disney. He married Lillian Marie (Bounds) Disney on July 13, 1925, and they were married until Walter's death on December 15, 1966. He had children Diane Marie (Disney) Miller and Sharon Mae (Disney ) Brown. Walter Disney was buried on December 17, 1966 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park South Glendale Avenue, in Glendale, California 91205, US.

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    Animator, producer & director, screenwriter gone business owner and founder of the Walt Disney Corporation, Walter Elias "Walt" Disney will forever have a place in our hearts. Entertainment Magnate, Motion Picture Pioneer, Film Producer, Animator, Theme Park Mogul, Voice Actor. Most remembered for creating 'Mickey Mouse,' 'Donald Duck,' and a host of other cartoon characters. He was awarded a total of 32 Oscars, more than any other person, for his achievements in films. His father was always seeking success in many occupations, but always finding failure, and the Disney family was always poor. Walt found that he could escape his father's harsh discipline by drawing, and, in 1917, when he was 16 years old, he lied about his age to join the American Red Cross Ambulance Corps. When he was mustered out at the end of World War I, he set up shop as a commercial artist in Kansas City, Missouri. There he was introduced to the profession of animation, in which he excelled. Moving to Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1923 to be with his more successful brother, Roy, he began drawing commercially, making a modest living by drawing for the "Alice" series of cartoons, about a live-action girl who travels to the world of animated cartoon animals. In 1927, his first really successful commercial cartoon, featuring 'Oswald the Rabbit,' became a success with Universal Pictures, but he lost the rights to the character when he was sued by his distributor. From then on, he insisted on owning the distribution rights to his creations. In 1928, Walt Disney created 'Mickey Mouse.' His third 'Mickey Mouse' film, "Steamboat Willie," was the first animated cartoon motion picture to use synchronized sound and became an overnight success. He was the voice of the character for the first ten years of the cartoon. In 1934, Disney pioneered the first full length cartoon movie, "Snow White," and again, critics were overcome by the sheer popular response of the public to the movie. From 1940 until his death, he was an FBI informant, reporting to Hoover and his crew on anyone in Hollywood he suspected of being a leftist. In 1950, he produced his first live-action film, "Treasure Island," and in 1955, he opened his first theme park, "Disneyland" in Anaheim, California. Prior to his death, he began work on his latest theme park in Orlando, Florida, "Walt Disney World." His brother, Roy, the business genius behind the scenes, continued to run the company, for decades after Walt's death. Shortly after his death, the Disney Company executive board was shown a short film that he made 99Asset just before his death, where he addressed each board member by name, telling him what he expected of him, and ending the film by saying "I'll be seeing you." Walt Disney was one of few Americans to be honored with a United States postage stamp issued less than two years after his death (the United States Postal Service prefers to issue stamps at least ten years after a person has died; an exception being made for United States presidents), when a 6 cent stamp was issued in September, 1968, in his honor.
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    1901

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    December 5, 1901
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    Hermosa in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois United States
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    Businessman - founder of The Walt Disney Corporation.
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    1966

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    December 15, 1966
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    Lung Tumor
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    Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center - Burbank South Buena Vista Street, in Burbank, Los Angeles County, California 91505, United States
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    1966

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    December 17, 1966
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    Forest Lawn Memorial Park South Glendale Avenue, in Glendale, California 91205, US
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Walter Elias Disney
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03/28/2024
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Very handsome man !
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Walt Disney & Robert Taylor in 1938
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Walt Disney & Robert Taylor in 1938
Photo of Walter Elias "Walt" Disney, founder of Disney shaking hands with famous actor Robert Taylor who appeared in such MGM films as Conspirator (1949), Quo Vadis (1950), Ivanhoe (1951), and Knights of the Round Table (1953) amongst many others
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12/06/2021
December 6th is "Walt Disney Day" This photo of Robert Taylor (famous actor) with Walt Disney was taken in 1938. Couple of dapper guys, huh? What amazes me is that 20 - 30 years later, "Uncle Walt" looked much the same! Are your memories of him from his movies, tv, or going to Disneyland?
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Television... every Sunday night.
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The Mickey Mouse Club 1950's
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The Mickey Mouse Club 1950's
The cast of the Mickey Mouse club plus creator Walt Disney. The original Mickey Mouse Club ran from 1955 - 1959. Very few families had television sets then. I remember when we moved to Cupertino CA when I was 5, my mother invited all of the neighborhood kids over to see the Mickey Mouse show so that we could meet them.

Of course, Annette Funicello was the heroine, but I loved Tim Considine. I loved it when Spin and Marty were on.
People in photo include: Annette Funicello, Tommy Cole, Darlene Gillespie, Cheryl Holdridge, Doreen Tracey, Cubby O'Brien, Karen Pendleton, Lonnie Burr, Sharon Baird, Kevin Corcoran (Moochie), and Tommy Kirk
Date & Place: in Los Angeles, California USA
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11/18/2021
It's Mickey Mouse Day! Because today in 1928, Mickey first appeared in the short "Steamboat Willy" it's considered his birthday! :) In honor of Mickey - the original Mickey Mouse Club gang and Walt.
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