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Walt Disney

1. WALT DISNEY & MICKEY MOUSE
“ The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
Walt Disney

The name Disney has become one of the world’s
most recognizable brands and is synonymous
with quality, timeless storytelling and enchanting
characters.
This incredible worldwide organization is the
legacy of its founder, Walt Disney.
Born in Chicago, Illinois on December 5, 1901
to humble means, the young Walt was hard-
working and determined. From an early age,
Walt had a fondness for drawing and studied art
and photography at high school, and he would
even sell his early sketches to his neighbors to
make money.
As a young man, Walt decided he wanted to
become a commercial artist and was hired by a
small studio in Kansas City, Missouri to create
advertising for a newspaper.
Here, he met a lifelong friend and artistic
collaborator, Ub Iwerks and it was here where
Walt had his first introduction to animation.
Walt was so taken with the medium, that he
persuaded his boss to let him borrow a camera
for the weekend to make his own cartoons.

1901 1922 1923 1927
Walter Elias Disney Forms Laugh-O Starts Walt Creates Oswald
is born December 5 Gram Films with Ub Disney Studio the Lucky Rabbit
Iwerks with brother Roy,
signs contract to
produce The Alice
Comedies
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