Walt Disney was born on 5 December 1901 in Chicago. An American animator, producer and entrepreneur, Disney founded with his brother Roy the studio that became The Walt Disney Company. He created Mickey Mouse, who made his famous debut in the sound cartoon Steamboat Willie in 1928, and produced Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, the first full-length cel-animated feature film. Later films included Pinocchio, Fantasia and Bambi. He opened Disneyland in California in 1955 and began planning the Florida resort that became Walt Disney World. He won more Academy Awards than anyone else, and he died of lung cancer in 1966.
Before and after
- 7 September 1901Boxer Protocol
- 14 September 1901Death of William McKinley
- 29 September 1901Birth of Enrico Fermi
- 5 December 1901Birth of Werner Heisenberg
- 5 December 1901Birth of Walt Disney
- 10 December 1901The first Nobel Prizes are awarded
- 27 December 1901Birth of Marlene Dietrich
- 1902Construction of Egyptian Museum
- 1902Publication of The Hound of the Baskervilles
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The era
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