WALT DISNEY
1901–1966
A gifted storyteller and innovative animator, Walt Disney transformed the entertainment industry in the 20th century. He pioneered new technology, techniques, and formats in film and television and brought his iconic characters alive through his world-famous theme parks.
Born in 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, Walter Elias Disney was a keen artist as a child. In his 20s, he began experimenting with hand-drawn cel animation and set up his first studio in 1922. Despite the growing popularity of his cartoons, which he called “Laugh-O-grams,” the studio ran into debt and was forced ...
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