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    500438690 Entrepreneur’s Biography – Walt Disney Childhood 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

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    Walter Elias Disney, born in Chicago in 1901, was an American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. Hands down was one of the leader of American animation industry, he brought several advancements in the production of cartoons. Disney, as a producer, holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by a person, having won 22 Oscars and 59 nominations. He also won two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award. Coming to his early life, Disney developed an early interest

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    Walter Elias “Walt” Disney was born the 5th of December 1901 in Hermosa, Illinois. His parents were Elias Disney, an Irish-Canadian and Flora Call, a German-American. Elias worked as a building contractor and Flora as a teacher. His father was a very strict and religious man who was known to often physically abuse his children. He was a building contractor when Walter was born, but soon after took over a farm in Marceline Missouri. Disney was one of five children born to the couple, four boys

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    Walter Elias Disney was born in December 5, 1901 in Hermosa, Illinois. Walt Disney was born to his two parents Elias Disney, who was an Irish Canadian, and Flora Call Disney, who was a German American. His siblings are Roy O. Disney, Raymond Arnold Disney, Herbert Arthur Disney, and Ruth Flora Disney. For most of his childhood, he grew up in Marceline, Missouri. As a child, Walt would sell his drawings, painting, and pictures to his neighbors and family friends. In 1911, he moved to Kansas City

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    Ask anyone about the name Walt Disney and they’ll immediately know who you’re talking about, no matter what age they are. Very few people can say that they are known by all age demographics. Love him or hate him you can’t act as if you’ve never heard of him or seen one of his movies during your childhood. Disney famous for his fairy tale animated films and theme park has shaped American society to this day. He in a way tells the classic tale of the American, a boy from nothing who grows up to be

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    Walt Disney: King of Animation “If you can dream it, you can do it” and that is exactly what Walt Disney did (beginnings).These words meant that Walt Disney visioned the world in ways many did not. He created and founded many well known landmarks, movies, and animations. Walt Disney’s creative talents as an artist led him to invent sound animation and later become an entrepreneur of the first wide-scaled theme park. Walt Disney, born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 5, 1901, was the child of Elias

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    Elias Disney was always seen as a very imaginative and outgoing person at any point in his life. Walt loved life and would make appearances at Disneyland all the time to make sure employees were being kind and courteous to the guests while managing to talk and ride rides with children that looked up to him. Never in his life would Walt give up on something, which made him very stubborn at times, but a good businessman with the guidance of his brother, Roy. All of these traits made Walt Disney into

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    ​Walt Disney was more than just the creator of the Disney Company. Walt Disney made theme parks, animations, screenplays, and other businesses. He was a very influential icon in the 1900’s for his works that impacted all walks of life. He had a 64 year life full of glory but eventually he died from chain smoking complications. (He was never seen smoking in public though.) Walt Disney was one of the most influential entertainers in the 1900’s for his numerous awards, his work in popularizing animation

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    Walt Disney Walter “Walt” Disney was an American Animator who created Mickey Mouse, Disney started out drawing when he was a little boy. He would always draw on his father’s barn and he would always get in trouble by his father Elias. Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, to his mother Flora Call Disney and his father Elias Disney. Elias was Irish-Canadian and his mother Flora was a German American. Walt was one of the five Children Elias and Flora had. Walt lived most

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    Walt Disney Research “When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.” - Walt Disney Walt Disney has inspired millions of people across the globe through his success, films and dreams. His bold legacy has lived on past his grave and millions of people have and continue to find joy in his magical works, but how many know his story and how his great legacy came to be? How did he get to where he finished? Walt Elias Disney was born December 5, 1901

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