Walter Elias Disney was known as a American voice actor, film producer, entrepreneur and animator. Walt was born on December 5,1901 in Hermosa neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. Walt’s parents were Elias Disney and Flora Disney. Elias Disney was born in the Province of Canada, while Flora Disney’s parents were descendants of German and English culture. Walt was the fourth born out of five children. His siblings, Herbert, Raymond, Roy and Ruth. At a young age Walt had a n interest in drawing , painting, and selling pictures to family, friends, and neighbors. In 1911 the Disney family moved to Kansas City, Missouri. There he found his interest for trains. Walt’s uncle, Mike Martin was a train engineer who operated the route between Fort …show more content…
Walt then began to play around with cameras and drawing hand-drawn animations and concluded that he should open up his own company. Walt decided to recruit his first employee, Fred Harman, who worked with him at the ad agency. Walt decided to get his inspiration from Paul Terry’s Aesop Fables, and modeled his first six “Laugh-O-Gram” from the fables but in a modernized version. The local Newman Theater was where his animations were viewed. Walt had much success with “Laugh-O-Gram”, and decided to establish a studio and hired more animators. Unfortunately “Laugh-O-Gram” studio went bankrupt because of debt. Walt then later moved to Hollywood, California with his brother, Roy. Previous to Walt’s move he had started creating The Alice Comedies. The comedies were about a girl in a animated world who loved aventures. After moving to California Walt heard from a New York film distributor who was looking for a new series. Walt constructed a deal with Margaret Winkler, the film distributor for the Alice Comedies. They both also invented a new character called Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and each shot animations were estimated to be 1,500 each. In 1925 Walt hired Lillian Bounds, hired an ink-and paint artist and ended up marrying her. Later on Walt and Lillian had two daughters named Diane and Sharon. Walt’s name grew in television and became very popular but Walt wasn 't into socializing very much and was
On December 5, 1901, Elias Disney and Flora Call Disney gave birth to a man who would eventually change our world by the creation of a little mouse. Walter Elias Disney, who was also known as “Walt,” was born in a small town in Chicago, Illinois, by a father who was an Irish-Canadian descent, and his mother who was a German- English descent. Walt was one out of five children, four brothers and a sister. Their names were Herbert Arthur Disney, Raymond Arnold Disney, Roy Oliver Disney, and Ruth Flora Disney. Walt was the oldest one out of the five. While he attended school, he was introduced to Walter Pfeiffer, who decided to show Walt vaudeville and the art of making movies. Walt decided to drop out of high school, at the age of sixteen, to join the army. He was rejected to join because he was too young of age. He and a friend decided to join the Red Cross, where Walt was an ambulance driver during World War II. In 1919, Walt moved to Kansas City to begin a career in art, and worked for the newspaper, as a newspaper artist. He met Ubbe Iwerks, and he and Disney soon made their own commercial company called, “Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists.”
Founded in 1923 by Walter Elias Disney, Walt Disney is the pioneer of the animation industry (“The Walt Disney Company”, 2014). The first two cartoons that Disney created were silent films and could not be sold; he then created the third Mickey Mouse cartoon with sound – Steamboat Willie in November of 1928 ("Disney History," n.d.). Disney went on to win the Academy Award ® for Best Cartoon in 1932, which was the first year that this award was offered, for his cartoon Flowers and Trees ("Disney History," n.d.). Shortly after his cartoons were gaining popularity, Disney went into the merchandising industry, when Walt Disney accepted an offer of $300 by a man to put Mickey Mouse on some pencil tablets ("Disney History," n.d.). That was just the beginning for Disney merchandising, which soon included everything from “Mickey Mouse dolls, dishes,
Walt Disney's childhood was not great or any thing spectacular, but he still made the best of it. He was born on December 5th, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. He had four other siblings, a caring mother and an abusive dad. Walt played Peter Pan in a school play and he started drawing cartoons of horses and different made up characters with the help of a few art and drawing lessons. As he was growing up, one of Walt's jobs was to sell newspapers and candy on a train, after a while, he decided that that was not what he wanted to do anymore so he decided to stop. He went through high school, working on a farm that his family purchased, but it only failed, and eventually, after dropping out of high school to join the army, he
Walter Elias Disney had a great impact on American television and entertainment all over the world. Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 just outside of Chicago, Illinois (“Walt Disney Biography”). Walt Disney moved to Missouri when he was five years old, where he began to develop a love for drawing (“Walt Disney’s Life”). When Disney was sixteen, he dropped out of school and was sent to France with the American Red Cross (Nix, Elizabeth). In 1919, Disney moved to Kansas City to become a newspaper artist (“Walt Disney Biography”). After his time as a newspaper artist, Disney made commercials based on animation with the Kansas City Film Ad; after making commercials, he decided to open his own animation studio (“Walt Disney Biography”). Walt Disney and Fred Hartman created cartoons to screen at a Kansas City theater (“Walt Disney Biography”). The cartoons were called laugh-o-grams, and were shown for three minutes before a film played; since the audience loved the laugh-o-grams, other theaters decided to show the short clips (“Walt Disney’s Life”). At the age of twenty, Disney was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1923 (“Walt Disney Biography”). After filing for bankruptcy, Walt Disney moved to Hollywood California and established the Disney Brothers Studios in Los Angeles (“Walt Disney’s Life”). Walt Disney created a short series called Alice in Cartoonland (“Walt Disney Biography”). Margret Winkler, distributer of the Alice cartoons stole the rights to Disney’s
A lot of people just know Walt Disney as the guy who made Mickey Mouse, movies, and Disney World. All of that is true but he is much more than all of that. Walt was born on December 5,1901 in Chicago, Illinois (“Walt Disney”). His parents were Elias Disney and Flora Call Disney. He had 3 brothers and a sister. His spouse was Lillian Disney. They had two girls named Diane Disney and Sharon Disney (“Walt Disney”). His family moved to Missouri, and spent most of his boyhood on a farm near Marceline in Missouri. At age 16, he studied art in Chicago. In 1920, he joined the Kansas City Film Academy (“Walt Disney”). Walt Disney is an American hero because he is ambitious, talented, and creative.
By 1923, the studio was burdened with debt, and Disney was declared bankruptcy. Once Disney and Roy pooled their money they relocated and moved to Hollywood. Iwerks also moved to California, and from there the three began the Disney Brothers’ Studio. They started their first deal with New York distributor Margaret Winkler, and they wanted to distribute their Alice cartoon. They came up with a new cartoon called Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and contracted the shots at $1,500
Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901, in Hermosa Illinois. Disney spent most of his childhood in Marceline, Missouri, with his four siblings. In 1911 Disney's family moved to Kansas City (“Walt Disney”). Disney then attended Mckinley High School. He took
On december 5,1901, Walt Elias Disney was born in an upstairs bedroom of a two story cottage on north tripp avenue in chicago.Walt's father, elias, had built the house himself.Walts mother flora was trained as a teacher.But she gave up a career to raise her five children. She was as friendly and warm as her husband was short tempered and stern.
Walter Disney was born on December 5th, 1901 in Hermosa, Illinois. The mother who happily gave birth to her son was Flora Disney, and the father standing beside her in the family picture was Elias Disney. Walt was the youngest in the family and was accompanied with a sister and 3 brothers at home, whose
The famous Walt Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 5, 1901. (history.com 2015) When Walt was four years old, his family moved to a farm in Marceline, a small town in Missouri. (history.com 2015) His first inspiration for his burgeoning interest in drawing, came from both an aunt as well as a neighbor. (history.com 2015) Disney’s father, Elias Disney, had trouble making a living in
On December 5th. 1901 in the town of Chicago, Illinois a baby boy was born with the name of Walter Elias Disney, or as we know, Walt Disney. Growing up as a child Walt’s father, Elias, was a very strict and religious man. His father would physically beat him and his siblings if any sort of toys, drawings, or any type of entertainment was found around the house. His wife, Flora, feared him too. When Walt was born his father was a construction worker and his mother a stay at home mom to five Disney children. His father later then took up a farm in Marceline, Missouri where they then moved to. Walter always loved all the animals on the farm and felt like they were his friends.
Walt Disney was famous for his production of cartoons and movies. Disney is known all around the world. He established a legacy that existed through his lifetime and continues to present day. On December 5th, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, Walter Elias “Walt” Disney was born. Most of his childhood was lived in Marceline, Missouri on a farm, where his love for animals began to form. When the farm failed, the family moved to Kansas City, Missouri, which is when Walt developed a passion for trains (“Walt Disney.”). “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them,” (Walt Disney).
Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago Illinois, to his parents Elias Disney and Flora Disney. He was the fourth child in the family of his four siblings, three older brothers and a younger sister. After moving to Marceline, Missouri at a young age, Disney discovered his love for visual arts, including drawing and photography. When he was sixteen years old, he joined the Red Cross and was sent to France to work driving an ambulance. This experience in France is what shaped him into the man he became later in life. It was during this time, when his artistic abilities flourished, he soon realized that art and cartoons were his true passions (Price). After this work experience he began his first company, “Laugh-O-Grams”, which
Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901, in Hermosa, Illinois (“Walt Disney”). His father was Elias Disney, who was an Irish-Canadian. His mother was Flora Call Disney, who was German- American. Disney was one of five children, four boys and a girl. When Walt Disney was four-years-old,
Walter Elias Disney, commonly referred to as Walt Disney, was born on December 5th, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois (Walt Disney Family Museum, 2012). His father Elias Disney was an Irish-Canadian and his mother, Flora Disney, was of German and English descent. His family settled in a village known as Norton Disney in the country of Lincolnshire at the time of birth (Disney, 2000). At the age of four, Disney and his family moved to a farm in Marceline, Missouri, which is where he developed his love for drawing. At the time he paid a retired Doctor by the name of “Doc” Sherwood to produce images of his horse, Rupert. Later on his interest grew to train development in