Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago Illinois, to his father Elias Disney, and mother Flora Call Disney. Walt was one of five children, four boys and a girl.After Walt's birth, the Disney family moved to Marceline Missouri, Walt lived most of his childhood here.Walt had very early interests in art, he would often sell drawings to neighbors to make extra money. He pursued his art career, by studying art and photography by going to McKinley High School in Chicago.Walt began to love, and appreciate nature and wildlife, and family and community, which were a large part of agrarian living. Though his father could be quite stern, and often there was little money, Walt was encouraged by his mother, and older brother, Roy to pursue his talents.During the fall of 1918, Disney attempted to enlist for military service. Rejected because he was under age, only sixteen years old at the time. Instead, Walt joined the Red Cross and was sent overseas to France, where he spent a year driving an ambulance and chauffeuring Red Cross officials. His ambulance was covered from stem to stern, not with stock camouflage, but with Disney cartoons.Once Walt returned from France, he began to pursue a career in commercial art. He started a small company called Laugh-O-Grams, which eventually fell bankrupt. With his suitcase, and twenty dollars, Walt headed to Hollywood to start anew.After making a success of his "Alice Comedies," Walt became a recognized Hollywood figure. On July 13, 1925, Walt married one of his first employees, Lillian Bounds, in Lewiston, Idaho. Later on they would be blessed with two daughters, Diane and Sharon .In 1932, the production entitled Flowers and Trees(the first color cartoon) won Walt the first of his studio's Academy Awards. In 1937, he released The Old Mill, the first short subject to utilize the multi-plane camera technique.On December 21, 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated musical feature, premiered at the Carthay Theater in Los Angeles. The film produced at the unheard cost of $1,499,000 during the depths of the Depression, the film is still considered one of the great feats and imperishable monuments of the motion picture industry. During the next five years, Walt Disney Studios completed other full-length animated classics such as Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, and Bambi.Walt Disney's dream of a clean, and organized amusement park, came true, as Disneyland Park opened in 1955. Walt also became a television pioneer, Disney began television production in 1954, and was among the first to present full-color programming with his Wonderful World of Color in 1961.Walt Disney is a legend; a folk hero of the 20th century. His worldwide popularity was based upon the ideals which his name represents: imagination, optimism, creation, and self-made success in the American tradition. He brought us closer to the future, while telling us of the past, it is certain, that there will never be such as great a man, as Walt Disney. 沃尔特 迪士尼 个人简介 1901年12月5日，沃尔特·迪斯尼生于美国芝加哥的一个农民家庭。 沃尔特·迪斯尼原来只是一个卖报少年，最大的愿望就是成为一位著名的艺术家。 第一次世界大战爆发后，17岁的沃尔特中断了他的高中学业，参军入伍，成为一名野战救护车驾驶员。 1919年战争结束，沃尔特回到堪萨斯市，刚开始时为动物卡通做广告。 1922年，成立了自己的动画创作室。 1925年7月，他和哥哥罗伊建立了赫伯龙制片厂， 1926年把“迪斯尼兄弟公司”的改名为“沃尔特·迪斯尼公司”。 1955年，沃尔特·迪斯尼亲自开办了第一个迪斯尼公园。这就是美国西海岸洛杉矶的迪斯尼乐园。 目前，沃尔特·迪斯尼集团是世界第二大传媒公司，并在全球经营多家迪斯尼主题公园，每年收入达250亿美元。参考资料：http://www.justdisney.com/walt_disney/
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