Walt Disney WiKi, Bio, Age, Profile, Images, Awards, and Full Details

Walt Disney WiKi, Bio, Age, Profile, Images, Awards, and Full Details : Walt Disney was a pioneer of the American Animation Industry, born in 1901 on December 5th in Chicago Illinois United States, a globally famous American Filmmaker, and entrepreneur of the famous Walt Disney, Everyone knows Walt Disney for his movie theme parks and the cast of characters.

The sad part of his life which we don’t know is also there, when he started his first earning, how he became a successful entrepreneur and still living in history there are many more we should know about his life so that we can do something which will be helpful to reach out our goals in our life.

Childhood

Walt Disney’s full name is Walter Elias Disney, this famous American animator was everyone’s favorite for the animated characters that he created, every character that he created was amazing artwork and also an eye feast for people who love animation.

When he started he had no money, he had to live in his office because he couldn’t afford the rent of an apartment which was very sad, and another sad part of his life was he survived on a diet of cold beans because he couldn’t afford food.

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Though he never give up and now even after he passed away he is still living in history,  Walt Disney’s father’s name was Elisa Disney he was born in Canada, and her mother’s name was Flora Call Disney, this couple gave birth to five children Walt Disney was fourth children to his parents.

When Disney was young he was curious about drawing cartoons which made him the world’s best cartoonist and filmmaker, he registered at McKinley High School which created him as a cartoonist for school, later he enrolled in art college at Chicago Academy of Fine Arts where he interested to become as an artist.

By 18 he became a draft man at Kansan City Art Studio, he got his first job in a very small company, and there he met his best friend Abbey only, eventually, they became very good friends.

He was not good at his studies he use to spend his time drawing cartoons rather than studying that was not his fault though the interest that he had in arts was like that, when he was young his father used to run a newspaper company, Disney and his brother used to rout for his father’s newspaper company Disney regularly dozes off in his classes.

Education

He wanted to join the army to fight so he decided to join the United States Army forces, but the army rejected him because he was very young to join the Army, but he never let it go, in September 1918 Disney forged his date of birth to join in Red Cross and he went surve to the red cross as a driver.

When he was working as a driver he use to draw patriotic sketches on the side of the Red Cross ambulance, Walt painted his truck and sent them to magazines but they all got rejected, he felt very sad at that moment when he got rejected by magazines.

Sometimes his sketches ended up being showcased in the army newspaper but he was never disappointed in his passion and he kept trying something new to improve his knowledge about art.

Later he started drawing cartoons as he was very interested in that, at the time of the Armistice he used to practice his drawing skills to become even better at that, one fine day he started to publish his drawings for the Army Newspaper which is Star and Stripes it is very famous for Military updates.Walt-Disney-Graduation-Photo

When it comes to his graduation life he received many honorable degrees from many Universities

  • Master of Science from the University of Southern California.
  • Masters of Arts from Yale University.
  • Masters of Arts from Harvard University.

Spouse & Children

Walt Disney’s Wife’s name was Lillian Bounds, she was his first employee in his office, they fall in love with each other and got married, Lillian was very down to earth she was not only his wife but they were good friends.

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She use to take care of Walt in any situation she supported him a lot to achieve his dreams of the creation of Disney Land.

Walter Disney and Lillian Bounds had two beautiful daughters Diane and Sharon Disney Lund.

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The Idea of Own Company

When he was drawing cartoons he always wanted to put his unique stamp on his work so he started his own company so he tinkered with his method with sell animation in his spare time and ultimately developed his own company in 1922 to create laugh-o-Grams cartoons for local theaters, but unfortunately, the company didn’t last long.

Later in 1923 laugh, o Grams company was busted and which made Walt go to Hollywood, he wasn’t ready to go empty-handed t the Hollywood so created a twelve and half minute film called Alice’s Wonderland, which he sold as episodic series to the other film company.

In 1923 he formed a company with his brother Roy, time goes on and after a few years Walt decided to switch things up with his Alice’s Wonderland series, he took a switch from Alice’s Wonderland to the new creation.

In 1923 Disney and his brothers a Hollywood company after five years he created an animated wonder steamboat Willie starring an animated mouse, and we all still love that animated character which is Micky Mouse he made so many series with this animated mouse it was a huge hit it gained so much love and support from the audience.

The animated Micky Mouse became for all audiences without an age limit, not only this success but Disney was yet to taste many successful days in his life, he made another wonderful creation in 1934 which was Snow White And The Seven Drwafts, it has become the highest grossing of the year of Hollywood industry.

And also became AFI’s greatest animated film, still it is one of the most popular all-time favorite movies for so many cartoon and movie lovers in the world of every corner.

The Disney Land

When a host asked Walter Disney how the idea of Disney Land came into his mind he said it very clearly to the world about this wonderful creation in the world, he said that the idea of Disney Land was developed when Disney’s daughters were young.

He use to play with his kids every Saturday of the month, and they started to go to some new places to spend time with their children, places like Merry Go Ground and all then one day rather than him sitting in that park he explored all that place.

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Then he realized rather than sitting on the benches in that place he wanted to build something for children he wanted to create a land, especially for children and for parents as well to enjoy their kids then the idea came out of his mind and the creation has become today’s world-famous creations Disney Land.

When tourists visit the USA then they must go to this place to visit the whole wonderful creation of Disney Land, no matter how old they are but Disney Land is Disney Land it is another kind of vibe to enjoy.

When Disney thought of building an amusement park then his wife disagreed to built that park, she always use to think that Amusement parks are always dirty and dangerous, but Disney didn’t listen to her and he explained everything about the creation of that park.

His creation is not going to be like every other amusement park it’s going to be amazing he always wanted to create it according to the children’s imaginations so he took it very seriously, the CEO of the Walt company also his brother Roy Agreed to set aside the money to research to create the Disney Land.

He felt happy and he said that His business is making people especially children happy, he only considered the happiness of children he always wanted to do something very amazing for the children and he made it for sure there is no doubt about it.

He also proved that if we are curious about anything then we will see many interesting things in our life.

Awards & Achievements

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  • Annie Award – 1975
  • Grand Biennale Art Throphy – 1938
  • Medal of Special Recommendation For Animation – 1936
  • Medal For Animation Design – 1934, 935
  • Prime Time Emmy Award For Best Produces – 1956
  • New Tork Film Critics Circle Special Award – 1939, 1940
  • DGA Honorary Life Member Award – 1955
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Cinematography -1950
  • Academy Award for Best Short Subject – 1952, 1953, 1954
  • DeMolay Legion of Honor – 1931
  • David di Donatello for Best Foreign Producer Award- 1956
  • Golden Globe Special Achievement Award Award – 1948, 1954
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  • Grammy Trustees Award – 1989
  • Academy Awards for Best Documentary – 1954, 1956
  • Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award- 1942
  • Golden Globe Award- 1955, 1955
  • Academy Honorary Award – 1942, 1939, 1932
  • Academy Award for Best Short Film – 1959
  • Congressional Gold Award of Freedom- 1964
  • Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)- 1969, 1954, 1943
  • Golden Bear Award
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom- 1964

 The Last Days of Disney

The man who created the wonder of Disney land, the owner of the total empire of Disney land struggled in the last days of his life, he was addicted to smoking, which caused him to fall ill, and he was diagnosed with lung cancer as he consumed cigarettes at the age of 65 in 1966 on December 15 unfortunately the world lost the legend of animation movies.

So many people admire his creations and his hard work toward movies, he was very passionate about creating new wonders in the film industry, and even though he passed away he is still living in everyone’s hearts.

Disney Land changed a fairyland forever, it has been visited by many visitors every year, there is no age limit for people to visit this, so parents could enjoy it as well as their kids do.

Disneefinitely considered a wonder of the world, the beauty of Disney Land is undescribable we can beautiful wonderful this amazing creation by Disney when only we see it.

Disney Creations

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His Movies are still epic hits, they have another place in the world cinema industry, so many amazing movies came out from Disney’s creations, and after Disney passed away their Daughters took the legacy to produce the movie and many other activities.

Many of the world’s premium and many other children’s movies were from the production of Disney’s company.

It is offering many jobs for people who graduated in required fields, art departments, and many other departments, Walter Disney Kingdom is not only for the movies and Disney Land but also it is providing jobs for many people.

Today Walt Disney Company is the biggest film-making company, it is providing sources to create wonders in the film world, this world’s biggest creations of the crown of the Hollywood industry, and provides privileges to Hollywood directors and each and every member and technicians of the Disney productions and Disney Land.