Disney is particularly noted as a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters including MICKEY MOUSE, for whom Disney himself provided the original voice. During his lifetime he received four honorary Academy awards and won 22 Academy Awards from a total of 59 nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual in history. Disney also won seven Emmy awards and gave his name to the Disneyland and WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT theme park.
Born | Walter Elias Disney December 5, 1901[1] Hermosa, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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Died | December 15, 1966 (aged 65) Burbank, California, U.S. |
Cause of death | Lung cancer |
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, U.S. |
Residence | Burbank, California |
Nationality | American |
Education | McKinley High School |
Occupation | Film producer, Co-founder of The Walt Disney Company, formerly known as Walt Disney Productions |
Years active | 1920–1966 |
Home town | Chicago, Illinois |
Political party | Republican |
Board member of | The Walt Disney Company |
Religion | Christian (Congregationalist)[2] |
Spouse | Lillian Bounds (1925–66) |
Children | Diane Marie Disney Sharon Mae Disney |
Parents | Elias Disney Flora Call Disney |
Relatives | Ronald William Miller (son-in-law) Robert Borgfeldt Brown (son-in-law) Roy Edward Disney (nephew) |
Family | Herbert Arthur Disney (brother) Raymond Arnold Disney (brother) Roy Oliver Disney (brother) Ruth Flora Disney (sister) |
Awards | 7 Emmy Awards 22 Academy Awards Cecil B. DeMille Award |
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