Walt Disney's Bio
Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago Illinois, to his father
Elias Disney, and mother Flora Call Disney. Walt was one of five children, four
boys and a girl.
After Walt's birth, the Disney family moved to Marceline Missouri, Walt lived
most of his childhood here.
Walt had very early interests in art, he would often sell drawings to
neighbors to make extra money. He pursued his art career, by studying art and
photography by going to McKinley High School in Chicago.
Walt began to love, and appreciate nature and wildlife, and family and
community, which were a large part of agrarian living. Though his father could
be quite stern, and often there was little money, Walt was encouraged by his
mother, and older brother, Roy to pursue his talents.
During the fall of 1918, Disney attempted to enlist for military service.
Rejected because he was under age, only sixteen years old at the time. Instead,
Walt joined the Red Cross and was sent overseas to France, where he spent a
year driving an ambulance and chauffeuring Red Cross officials. His ambulance
was covered from stem to stern, not with stock camouflage, but with Disney
cartoons.
Once Walt returned from France, he began to pursue a career in commercial
art. He started a small company called Laugh-O-Grams, which eventually fell
bankrupt. With his suitcase, and twenty dollars, Walt headed to Hollywood to
start anew.
After making a success of his "Alice Comedies," Walt became a recognized
Hollywood figure. On July 13, 1925, Walt married one of his first employees,
Lillian Bounds, in Lewiston, Idaho. Later on they would be blessed with two
daughters, Diane and Sharon .
In 1932, the production entitled Flowers and Trees(the first color
cartoon) won Walt the first of his studio's Academy Awards. In 1937, he
released The Old Mill, the first short subject to utilize the multi-plane
camera technique.
On December 21, 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first
full-length animated musical feature, premiered at the Carthay Theater in Los
Angeles. The film produced at the unheard cost of $1,499,000 during the depths
of the Depression, the film is still considered one of the great feats and
imperishable monuments of the motion picture industry. During the next five
years, Walt Disney Studios completed other full-length animated classics such
as Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, and Bambi.
Walt Disney's dream of a clean, and organized amusement park, came true, as
Disneyland Park opened in 1955. Walt also became a television pioneer, Disney
began television production in 1954, and was among the first to present
full-color programming with his Wonderful World of Color in 1961.
Walt Disney is a legend; a folk hero of the 20th century. His worldwide
popularity was based upon the ideals which his name represents: imagination,
optimism, creation, and self-made success in the American tradition. He brought
us closer to the future, while telling us of the past, it is certain, that
there will never be such as great a man, as Walt Disney.
(http://www.justdisney.com/walt_disney/biography/w_bio_short.html)
Elias Disney, and mother Flora Call Disney. Walt was one of five children, four
boys and a girl.
After Walt's birth, the Disney family moved to Marceline Missouri, Walt lived
most of his childhood here.
Walt had very early interests in art, he would often sell drawings to
neighbors to make extra money. He pursued his art career, by studying art and
photography by going to McKinley High School in Chicago.
Walt began to love, and appreciate nature and wildlife, and family and
community, which were a large part of agrarian living. Though his father could
be quite stern, and often there was little money, Walt was encouraged by his
mother, and older brother, Roy to pursue his talents.
During the fall of 1918, Disney attempted to enlist for military service.
Rejected because he was under age, only sixteen years old at the time. Instead,
Walt joined the Red Cross and was sent overseas to France, where he spent a
year driving an ambulance and chauffeuring Red Cross officials. His ambulance
was covered from stem to stern, not with stock camouflage, but with Disney
cartoons.
Once Walt returned from France, he began to pursue a career in commercial
art. He started a small company called Laugh-O-Grams, which eventually fell
bankrupt. With his suitcase, and twenty dollars, Walt headed to Hollywood to
start anew.
After making a success of his "Alice Comedies," Walt became a recognized
Hollywood figure. On July 13, 1925, Walt married one of his first employees,
Lillian Bounds, in Lewiston, Idaho. Later on they would be blessed with two
daughters, Diane and Sharon .
In 1932, the production entitled Flowers and Trees(the first color
cartoon) won Walt the first of his studio's Academy Awards. In 1937, he
released The Old Mill, the first short subject to utilize the multi-plane
camera technique.
On December 21, 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first
full-length animated musical feature, premiered at the Carthay Theater in Los
Angeles. The film produced at the unheard cost of $1,499,000 during the depths
of the Depression, the film is still considered one of the great feats and
imperishable monuments of the motion picture industry. During the next five
years, Walt Disney Studios completed other full-length animated classics such
as Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, and Bambi.
Walt Disney's dream of a clean, and organized amusement park, came true, as
Disneyland Park opened in 1955. Walt also became a television pioneer, Disney
began television production in 1954, and was among the first to present
full-color programming with his Wonderful World of Color in 1961.
Walt Disney is a legend; a folk hero of the 20th century. His worldwide
popularity was based upon the ideals which his name represents: imagination,
optimism, creation, and self-made success in the American tradition. He brought
us closer to the future, while telling us of the past, it is certain, that
there will never be such as great a man, as Walt Disney.
(http://www.justdisney.com/walt_disney/biography/w_bio_short.html)