Walt Disney

✶December 5, 1901

†December 15, 1966

United States

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About their life

Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards won (22) and nominations (59) by an individual. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress and have also been named as some of the best by the American Film Institute.

Animation pioneer and entertainment visionary who created Mickey Mouse, produced the first feature-length animated film, and built Disneyland, earning a record twenty-two Academy Awards.

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Biography from the article Walt Disney on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.