Biography+-+Disney+2

= Walt Disney =

//The Importance of Walt Disney// Dan Nardo Researched by: Abby

General Information
Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in a small town near Chicago. He was the fourth child of Flora and Elias Disney. Walt had 3 older brothers, Herbert, Raymond, and Roy. He also had a little sister named Ruth. Walt is known for his amazing animations, and creating the greatest American symbol of our time...Mickey Mouse. Unfortunately, in December of 1966, Walt Disney died because of lung cancer.

Important Life Events

 * Walt and his family moved from Chicago to a farm in Kansas City because of the gangs that were forming in the Chicago area.
 * He attended Kansas City Art Institute to study about animations.
 * Made the first color cartoon ever called "Flowers and Trees."
 * In 1955, he finally opened Disneyland in California; and premiered "The Mickey Mouse Club."
 * Planned out Disney World in Florida right before his death.

Illinois Relationship
Walt Disney is related to Chicago because he was born in Chicago. Walt didn't come back to live in Chicago after his move to the Kansas City farm.

Important People in His/Her Life
Some important people in Walt's life are his two daughters; Diane and Sharon, his wife; Lillian, his first partner for work; Ub Iwerks, his amazingly remarkable characters; such as Goofy, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Pluto, and best of all, his best pal ever...Mickey Mouse!

Other Interesting Information
Some other information is that Disney also was sometimes called "The Greatest Animator of his Time." Disney also was the creator of the Alice shorts and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Some of those shorts cost over 2.5 million dollars. That was a whole lot of money back then, and now.


 * Edited by Mr Steinbach 11/1/10**
 * Published on XXXXX**


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