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Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards won (22) and nominations (59) by an individual. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award,…
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entertainment · American animator, producer and entrepreneur (1901–1966) · film director · film producer · animator · television presenter · voice actor · writer · manufacturer · painter · inventor · film actor · also Walt Disney, Walter Disney, Disney
Born 5 December 1901 · Died 15 December 1966 · Q8704
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2026· 14 entries
Todo Alicante: Alicante Hotels Benefit from Disney & Film Productions
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La Razón: Cuando Walt Disney pintó el "Guernica"
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Disney Parks Blog: Disney Cruise Line Fall 2027 and Spring 2028 Itineraries with Disney Wish Headed to New York
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The Guardian: Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon price rises in western Europe ‘highest in world’
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“Having Oswald around again is going to be a lot of fun.”
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“s announcement. NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol said ABC Sports and ESPN president George Bodenheimer called last month to initiate talks, which culminated in an agreement Tuesday.”
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“Hereafter we will aim to [make] Oswald a younger character, peppy, alert, saucy and venturesome, keeping him also neat and trim.”
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“Miss Riefenstahl got into the studio, but she crashed the gate. A Los Angeles man who is known to Disney obtained permission to take a party through the plant. Leni was in the party. If we had known it in advance she wouldn”
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Disney Parks Blog: Build, Customize, and Collect: Droid Depot at Disneyland and Disney World
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The Walt Disney Company: ‘Kingdom Hearts’ Greenlit for First-Ever Original TV Series on Disney Channel and Disney+
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Variety: Disney Is Launching a Romantasy Webcomics Series on Webtoon Inspired by Movies Including ‘Beauty and the Beast’
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Variety: ‘Disney Dreamlight Valley’ Reveals Details on Next Expansion, Including Oogie Boogie, Lilo, Hannah Montana and More
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People.com: 7 Secrets Disney Just Revealed About the New Rides and Lands Coming to Its Theme Parks at D23
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2025· 3 entries
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Actor Gary Sinise has brought over 1,000 children of fallen service members to Disney theme parks free of charge.” Mostly True.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “The Evil Queen says "Magic mirror on the wall" in Disney’s 1937 film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" — not "Mirror, mirror on the wall."” True.
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2024· 15 entries
PolitiFact rated the claim ““Disney selling ABC for $20 Billion: New owner plans to cancel 'The View’.”” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “Walt Disney World Resort released a $10 million park-entry ticket called the "Ultimate Disney Pass."” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Walt Disney World Resort released a $10 million park-entry ticket called the "Ultimate Disney Pass."” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “The Walt Disney Co. is permanently closing the Hall of Presidents exhibit” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “Elon Musk is buying Florida's Walt Disney World Resort.” Labeled Satire.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Images show Walt Disney World Resort flooded” AI-generated.
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Snopes rated the claim “The Walt Disney Company announced "Discrimination Days," in which white people aren't allowed to attend the theme parks.” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “The Walt Disney Company has altered photographs of Walt Disney displayed in Disney theme parks to remove the cigarettes between his fingers.” Research In Progress.
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““Disney World officially moving to Nashville.”” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “The Walt Disney Co. is replacing Mickey Mouse as its mascot.” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “The Walt Disney Co. is replacing Mickey Mouse as its mascot.” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “Actor Kurt Russell ended his relationship with "woke Disney," saying: "I've wasted enough of my career on them."” Labeled Satire.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Walt Disney a founder of NASA” Not Originator.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “As of April 2024, funerals can be held at Walt Disney World for $15,000.” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “As of April 2024, funerals can be held at Walt Disney World for $15,000.” Labeled Satire.
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2019· 1 entry
Released album “Dumbo”.
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2018· 1 entry
Released album “Dumbo - Das Original-Hörspiel zum Film”.
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2014· 1 entry
The Disney theme parks around the world hosted approximately 134 million visitors
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2009· 1 entry
The Walt Disney Family Museum, designed by Disney's daughter Diane and her son Walter E
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2006· 1 entry
Awarded California Hall of Fame (2006).
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2001· 1 entry
American German-language author Peter Stephan Jungk published Der König von Amerika (trans: The King of America), a fictional work of Disney's later years that re-imagines him as a power-hungry racist
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded National Inventors Hall of Fame (2000).
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1998· 1 entry
The American Film Institute published a list of the 100 greatest American films, according to industry experts; the list included Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (at number 49), and Fantasia (at 58)
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1993· 1 entry
That Disney had been an FBI informant passing secret information to J
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1992· 1 entry
Released album “Jungle Boek”.
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1989· 1 entry
Awarded Grammy Trustees Award (1989).
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1986· 1 entry
The California Hall of Fame in December 2006, was the inaugural recipient of a star on the Anaheim walk of stars in 2014, and was a member of the first Orange County Hall of Fame class in 2023
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1980· 1 entry
By astronomer Lyudmila Karachkina, was named 4017 Disneya, and he was also awarded honorary degrees from Harvard, Yale, the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles
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1978· 1 entry
And Disneyland received one in 2005
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1975· 1 entry
Awarded Winsor McCay Award (1975).
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1971· 1 entry
Roy dedicated Walt Disney World to his brother
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1970· 1 entry
Released album “Vingt milles lieues sous les mers”.
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1969· 4 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1969).
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Released album “Pinocchio”.
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Released album “The Story And The Songs From The Cowardly Lion Of Oz”.
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Released album “Peter Pan”.
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1968· 1 entry
It earned Disney an Academy Award in the Short Subject (Cartoon) category, awarded posthumously
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1967· 1 entry
Raised the total number of feature films that Disney had been involved in to 81
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1966· 38 entries
Died 1966-12-15.
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“If you can dream it, you can do it.”
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“I suppose my formula might be: dream, diversify and never miss an angle.”
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“Somehow I can't believe there are many heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret can be summarized in four C's. They are curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of these is confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way.”
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“To the youngsters of today, I say believe in the future, the world is getting better; there still is plenty of opportunity”
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“Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into it with just the idea of making money.”
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“A man should never neglect his family for business.”
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“All our dreams can come true — if we have the courage to pursue them.”
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“A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it. Or he may find something that is even more rewarding. But in the end, no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive.”
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“Girls bored me — they still do. I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I've ever known.”
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“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island and at the bottom of the Spanish Main... and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life.”
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“We allow no geniuses around our Studio...It's kind of fun to do the impossible.”
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“We're not trying to entertain the critics … I'll take my chances with the public.”
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“I could never convince the financiers that Disneyland was feasible, because dreams offer too little collateral.”
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“Courage is the main quality of leadership, in my opinion, no matter where it is exercised. Usually it implies some risk — especially in new undertakings. Courage to initiate something and to keep it going, pioneering an adventurous spirit to blaze new ways, often, in our land of opportunity.”
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“Until a character becomes a personality it cannot be believed. Without personality, the character may do funny or interesting things, but unless people are able to identify themselves with the character, its actions will seem unreal. And without personality, a story cannot ring true to the audience.”
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“All right. I'm corny. But I think there's just about a-hundred-and-forty-million people in this country that are just as corny as I am.”
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“When we do fantasy, we must not lose sight of reality.”
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“For every laugh, there should be a tear.”
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“I do not like to repeat successes, I like to go on to other things.”
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Before either the park or the EPCOT project were completed
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“I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter”
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“Laughter is America's most important export.”
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“Do a good job. You don't have to worry about the money; it will take care of itself. Just do your best work”
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“You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world... but it requires people to make the dream a reality.”
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“Well, it's kind of fun to do the impossible!”
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“A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it. Or he may find something else that is even more rewarding. But in the end — no matter what the outcome — he will know he has been alive”
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“We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that the things we have in common far outnumber and outweigh those that divide us...They say I'm a conservative, but I consider myself a true liberal.”
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“I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I've ever known.”
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“I believe in being an innovator.”
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“Courage is the main quality of leadership, in my opinion, no matter where it is exercised. Usually, it implies some risk, especially in new undertakings: courage to initiate something, to keep it going.”
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“Eu gosto do impossível porque lá a concorrência é menor.”
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“As far as I can see, being a celebrity has never helped me make a better picture or a good shot in a polo game or command the obedience of my daughter or impress my wife. It doesn't even seem to help keep the fleas off our dogs, and if being a celebrity won't even give you an advantage over a couple of fleas, then I guess there can't be much in being a celebrity after all!”
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“Our most important aim is to develop definite personalities in our cartoon characters. We don't want them to be just shadows, for merely as moving figures they provoke no emotional response from the public. We invest them with life a caricature of life.”
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“I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing — that it all started with a mouse.”
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“To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America; with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.”
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“All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”
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“We are not influenced by the techniques or fashions of any other company.”
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1965· 1 entry
Began development of another theme park, Disney World, the heart of which was to be a new type of city, the "Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow" (EPCOT)
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1964· 3 entries
And on May 24, 1968, he was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
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Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Lyndon B. Johnson (1964).
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Disney produced Mary Poppins, based on the book series by P
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1963· 1 entry
Presented a project to create a theme park in downtown St
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1962· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1962).
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1960· 1 entry
In Glendale, Colorado; he and Roy bought out the others in 1962, making the Disney company the sole owner
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1959· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Grand Canyon (1959).
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1956· 3 entries
Awarded Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1956).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) for Men Against the Arctic (1956).
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Best Producer for a Film Series for Disneyland (1956).
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1955· 5 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film for The Vanishing Prairie (1955).
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Won Audubon Medal (1955).
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Sleeping Beauty (the first animated film in Technirama 70 mm film) in 1959, One Hundred and One Dalmatians (the first animated feature film to use Xerox cels) in 1961, and The Sword in the Stone in 1963
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Was involved in "Man in Space", an episode of the Disneyland series, which was made in collaboration with NASA rocket designer Wernher von Braun
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The National Audubon Society awarded Disney its highest honor, the Audubon Medal, for promoting the "appreciation and understanding of nature" through his True-Life Adventures nature films
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1954· 6 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1954).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel for Bear Country (1954).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film for The Living Desert (1954).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) for The Alaskan Eskimo (1954).
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After the Disneyland funding had been agreed, ABC broadcast Walt Disney's Disneyland, an anthology consisting of animated cartoons, live-action features and other material from the studio's library
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FBI officials claim this was largely an honorary title regularly awarded to members of a community who might be of use to the bureau
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1953· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel for Water Birds (1953).
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1952· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel for Nature's Half Acre (1952).
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1951· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel for In Beaver Valley (1951).
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1949· 2 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel for Seal Island (1949).
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Disney and his family moved to a new home in the Holmby Hills district of Los Angeles
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1948· 1 entry
Disney initiated a series of popular live-action nature films, titled True-Life Adventures, with Seal Island the first; the film won the Academy Award in the Best Short Subject (Two-Reel) category
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1947· 1 entry
During the Second Red Scare, Disney testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), where he branded Herbert Sorrell, David Hilberman and William Pomerance, former animators and labor union organizers
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1946· 1 entry
Was a founding member of the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals, an organization who stated they "believ[ed] in, and like, the American Way of Life
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1944· 1 entry
That was rumored to have antisemitic undertones
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1943· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Der Fuehrer's Face (1943).
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1942· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Lend a Paw (1942).
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1941· 1 entry
Paid for a full-page ad in Variety claiming that "Communistic agitation" was responsible for a cartoonist strike against him
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1940· 2 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for The Ugly Duckling (1940).
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And neither performed well at the box office—partly because revenues from Europe had dropped following the start of World War II in 1939
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1939· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Ferdinand the Bull (1939).
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1938· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for The Old Mill (1938).
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1937· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for The Country Cousin (1937).
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1936· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Three Orphan Kittens (1936).
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1935· 3 entries
Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (1935).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for The Tortoise and the Hare (1935).
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And in 1952 he was awarded the country's highest artistic decoration, the Officer d'Academie
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1934· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Three Little Pigs (1934).
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1933· 1 entry
Disney produced The Three Little Pigs, a film described by the media historian Adrian Danks as "the most successful short animation of all time"
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1932· 2 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Flowers and Trees (1932).
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Awarded Academy Honorary Award for Mickey Mouse (1932).
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1930· 1 entry
Disney tried to trim costs from the process by urging Iwerks to abandon the practice of drawing every frame individually in favor of the more efficient technique of drawing key poses and letting assistants sketch the inb
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1928· 1 entry
His first highly popular success; he also provided the voice for his creation in the early years
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1926· 1 entry
The first official Walt Disney Studio was established at 2725 Hyperion Avenue; the building was demolished in 1940
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1925· 1 entry
Disney hired an ink artist, Lillian Bounds
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1917· 1 entry
Elias bought stock in a Chicago jelly producer, the O-Zell Company, and moved back to Chicago with his family
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1911· 1 entry
The Disneys moved to Kansas City, Missouri
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1910· 1 entry
Studied at Kansas City Art Institute (1910–1910).
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1906· 1 entry
When Disney was four, the family moved to a farm in Marceline, Missouri, where his uncle Robert had just purchased land
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1901· 4 entries
At 1249 N Tripp Avenue in the Hermosa neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Born 1901-12-05.
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At 1249 Tripp Avenue in the Hermosa neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States
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And raised largely in Missouri, Disney developed an early interest in drawing
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