Full Name : Walter Elias Disney Birth : December 5th, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois Died : December 15, 1966

66 (aged 65) in Burbank, California (died of lung cancer) Occupation : Film producer and Cofounder of The Walt Disney Company

 Grew up on a farm near Marceline, Missouri, USA His father was a Canadian farmer and his mother was from Ohio Became interested in drawing at an early age, selling his first sketches when he was only seven years old Was rejected for military service because he was only 16 years of age during the fall of 1918 A legend and a folk hero of the 20th century

 Walt has 3 brothers and 1 sister A multiple Academy Award-winning American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and animator Famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the twentieth century On July 18, 1957, he opened Disneyland, a gigantic projection of his personal fantasies in Anaheim, California The co-founder of Walt Disney Productions (with his brother Roy O. Disney) Became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world

 In 1939, Disney received an honorary Academy Award In 1954 he received four Academy Awards In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson presented Disney with the Presidential Medal of Freedom Disney was also awarded the Freedom Foundation Award In the same year- 1965

Academy Honorary Award 1932 For the creation of Mickey Mouse 1938 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1941 Fantasia Best Short Subject, Cartoon

1932 Flowers and Trees 1934 Three Little Pigs 1935The Tortoise and the Hare 1936 Three Orphan Kittens 1937 The Country Cousin 1938 The Old Mill 1939 Ferdinand the Bull 1940 Ugly Duckling 1942 Lend a Paw 1943 Der Fuehrer's Face 1954 Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom

Golden Globe Awards Special Award 1948 Bambi 1954 The Living Desert Won the Emmy Awards for Best Producer (film series) in 1956

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