Art final (1)
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DIAMONIQUE CARTER
A STAR WAS BORN…WALTER ELIAS DISNEY
December 5, 1901
Chicago, Illinois
Elias Disney (Irish-Canadian) & Flora Call Disney (German-American)
3 brothers & 1 sister
Roy Disney- Co-founder of Walt Disney Productions
Ruth Flora Disney
Raymond Arnold Disney
Herbert Arthur Disney
Roy Disney Ruth Disney
CHILDHOOD
Raised in Marceline, Missouri
Drawings sold to neighbors
Family religion was
Congregationalist Christian
SCHOOLING
Walt Disney attended McKinley High School in Chicago.
Took photography and drawing classes
Became a cartoonist for the school’s newspaper
HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT and tried to join ARMY
Got rejected and joined the Red Cross
TRAINING
Took classes at the Chicago Art Institute
Kansas City Art Institute and School of Design
INFLUENCESSent to France to drive an ambulance that was covered in his designs of Disney cartoons.
Returned to Kansas to become a cartoonist for the newspaper
Inspired by mother and older brother, Roy, to pursue his dreams
“JUST MARRIED”
June 13, 1925, Walt Disney & Lillian Bounds got married in Idaho. Lillian came up with
Mickey’s name, whileWalt
designed him.
Together they had two daughters, Diane and Sharon.
“FAILURE IS NOT FINAL”
Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper editor because he "lacked imagination and had no good ideas."
Laugh-O-Grams fell bankrupt.
At one point could not pay his rent and was surviving by eating dog food.
Universal obtained ownership of one of his cartoons and no longer needed him.
Mickey Mouse got rejected by MGM
Studios.
“REACH FOR THE SKY”Alice Comedies was successful, Walt became a recognized figure in Hollywood.
In 1932, the production entitled Flowers and Trees(the first color cartoon) won Walt the first of his studio's Academy Awards.
Won plenty of awards
Opened Disneyland Park in 1955
“& THE AWARD GOES TO…”
Walt Disney holds the record for both the most Academy Award nominations (59) and the number of Oscars awarded (22).
Earned 4 Honorary Oscars
Has TWO stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame
(motion picture & television work)
Medal from League of Nations for creating
Mickey Mouse.
Planet named after him called “4017 Disneya”
Even has his own font “Waltograph”
TALENTED OR NAH?
American motion-picture producer
Television producer
Showman
Pioneer of cartoon films
Creator of Disneyland.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF..
Walt Disney died on December 15, 1966 of lung cancer.