WalterEliasDisney(December5,1901–December15,1966)Americanentrepreneur,animator,voiceactorandfilmproducer.ApioneeroftheAmericananimationindustry.Asafilmproducer,DisneyholdstherecordformostAcademyAwardsearnedbyanindividual,havingwon22Oscarsfrom59nominations.Hisbestfunatthattimeistousebranchtodrawonthegroundforhisanimalfriends.Sincethen,hisdreamistobeacartoonistandbringfuntokids.ChildhoodInterest&DreamIn1918,theUnitedStatestookpartinWorldWarI.DisneyjoinedInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCrossasavolunteersoldier.Disneydevelopedanearlyinterestindrawing.Hetookartclassesasalittleboy.Hegotajobasacommercialillustratorattheageof18.DrawingAbilityPersistence&AmbitionExperienceIn1920,WaltandIwerkscofoundedIwerks-Disneycommercialartcompany,astheyonlyearnedatotalof$135fromabusiness,thecompanycloseddowninlessthanamonth.WaltjoinedtheadvertisingcompanyinKansas,wherehelearnedthebasicskillsoffilmandanimationThefirstsetbackThesecondsetbackIn1921,WaltDisneywascontractedbyLaugh-O-GramStudio,whichwentintobankruptcyin1923becauseofthefinancialproblem.InJuly1924DisneyalsohiredIwerks,persuadinghimtorelocatetoHollywoodfromKansasCity.DisneymovedtoHollywoodinJuly1923.DisneyandhisbrotherRoyformedtheDisneyBrothersStudiowhichlaterbecameTheWaltDisneyCompanyinLosAngelestoproducethefilmscherishfriendshipInatraintoHollywood,WaltDisneysuddenhadainspiration,createdaprototypewithamousecartoonimageofMortimerMouse,whichwasrenamedMickeyMousebyhiswife.InJuly17,1955,thefirstDisneylandplannedbyWaltwasbuiltupinAnaheim,CaliforniaintheUnitedStates.Disneyland:California,Tokyo,Hongkong,Orlando,Paris,ShanghaiDisney'sanimationisshowingallovertheworldWhyisDisneysosuccessful?ThanksForListening—Crystal