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  • A PowerPoint Presentation on Walt Disney

    By: Jenna Hinckley

  • Basic FactsBorn- December 5, 1901 in Chicago, IllinoisDied- December 15, 1966 in Burbank, California from lung cancerOccupation- Film producer, co-founder of The Walt Disney Company, formerly known as Walt Disney ProductionsSpouse- Lillian Bounds Disney (1925- 1966)Children- Diane Disney (b. 1933) Sharon Disney (1936-1993)Was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, and philanthropistBecame one of the best known motion picture producers in the world

  • AwardsReceived 64 Academy Award nominations out of which he won on 26 occasionsWon 7 Emmy Awards1932, the film Flowers and Trees won Walt the first of his 32 personal Academy Awards

  • ChildhoodBorn to Elias Disney, an Irish-Canadian, and his mother, Flora Call Disney, coming from a German-American descentWhile living in Marceline, MO Walt developed his love for drawingOne of his neighbors, a retired doctor Doc Sherwood, paid him to draw pictures of his horse, RupertHis family remained in Marceline for four years, moving to Kansas City in 1910

  • Teenage YearsIn 1917, Walts dad acquired shares in the O-Zell jelly factory in Chicago and moved his family thereDuring Disneys freshman year at McKinley High School, he began taking night courses at Chicago Art InstituteBecame cartoonist for school newspaperCartoons were very patriotic, focusing on World War 1Dropped out of high school at 16 to join the Army but was rejected because he was underageAfter the rejection Walt and a friend joined the Red CrossFollowing this he was sent to France for a year where he drove an ambulanceHe moved to Kansas City when he got back to begin his artistic careerBrother Roy worked at a bank in the area, and got him a job through a friend at Pesmen-Rubin Art StudioCreated ads for newspapers, magazines, and movie theatresIt was here that he met cartoonist, Ubbe Iwerks, and became close friends and decided to start their own art businessJanuary 1920 Disney and Iwerks formed company called Iwerks-Disney Commercial ArtistFollowing a rough start, Iwerks left temporarily to earn money at Kansas City Film Ad Company.

  • HollywoodWith his brother, Disney pooled in money to set up the first Hollywood cartoon studio in his uncles garageHe sent an unfinished print to New York distributor Margaret Winkler, who promptly wrote back to himShe was keen on a distribution deal with Disney for more live-action/animated shorts based on Alice in Wonderland

  • Mickey MouseWas based on a mouse adopted as a pet, working in a Kansas City studioUbbe Iwerks reworked sketches made by Disney so it was easier to animate itHowever, Mickeys voice and personality was provided by Disney1st animated short with Mickey in it titled, Plane Crazy, was a silent movieSoon after appearing in his second film Steamboat Willie

  • Silly SymphoniesFollowing Mickey Mouse series, musical short series Silly Symphonies came along in 1929The first short was called The Skeleton Dance and was drawn and animated only by Iwerks, who was responsible for drawing most of the cartoons for Disney in 1928 and 1929In 1930, Disney signed a new distribution deal with Columbia Pictures, because they thought they werent getting enough profits from Pat PowersIwerks was pulled into opening his own studio by Pat PowersHe launched his own series Flip the FrogHe also made two other series Willie Whopper and ComicolorIn 1936 Iwerks shut down his studio to work on various projectsIn 1940 he returned to Disney StudiosBy 1932 Mickey Mouse was successful but Silly Symphonies was not In that same year, Disney got competition with Max Fleischers cartoon Betty BoopSilly Symphonies had gotten stronger plotsThrough this, Disney created the cartoon The Three Little Pigs in 1933Featured a hit song, which became the anthem of the Great Depression, Whos Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf

  • Snow White and the seven Dwarfs On Decemebr 21, 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full length animated musical feature, premeired at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los AngelesIt produced at unheard cost of $1,499,000 during the depths of the Depression

  • Bibliography1. Walt Disney Ed. D Merrill Jan 24, 2008 Wikimedia Foundation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney

    2. Walt Disney: A Short Biography Ed. Chris Wingert 2003 Just Disney.com http://justdisney.com

    3. Fanning, Jim. Walt Disney, Pop Culture Legends. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1994

    4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Dir. David Hand. Videocassette. Buena Vista Home Video, Dec. 21, 1937