WaltEliasDisney(December5,1901–December15,1966)wasanAmericanfilmproducer,director,screenwriter(剧作家),voiceactor,animator(卡通绘制员),entrepreneur(企业家),andphilanthropist.(慈善家)•EarlyLife•ThecreationofMickeyMouse•ThepeakofDisney'ssuccess•FoundationofDisneyland•LastPeriodofLifeThelifeofEarlylife•BornonDecember5,1901inChicago,WaltDisneywasraisedonaMidwesternfarmwherehedevelopedhislovefordrawing.•Hedroppedoutofhighschoolattheageofsixteentojointhearmy,butwasrejectedforbeingunderage,thenhedecidedtojointheRedCrossandhewassenttoFranceforayear.•In1920s,DisneyandhisbrotherRoypooledtheirmoneyandsetupacartoonstudioinHollywood.ThecreationofMickeyMouseIn1928,DisneydevelopedanewcharacterbasedonamouseheadoptedasapetoriginallynamedMortimer,thenthemousewaslaterrenamedMickeybyhiswife.•DisneycreatedaMickeycartoonwithsoundcalledSteamboatWillie.Thefilmisthefirstsoundcartoonintheworld.•In1932,DisneyreceivedaspecialAcademyAwardforthecreationofMickeyMouse.EntitledSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs,thefeaturewentintofullproductionin1934.•In1937,toobtainthefundingtocompleteSnowWhite,Disneyhadtoshowaroughcutofthemotionpicturetoloanofficers.•ThefilmpremieredonDecember21,1937,beingthemostsuccessfulfilmof1938andearningover$8milliononitsinitialrelease.Atitsconclusiontheaudiencegaveitastandingovation(热烈欢迎).SnowWhite----thepeakofDisney'ssuccess.FoundationofDisneylandOnabusinesstriptoChicago,Disneycameupwithhisideasforanamusementparkwhereadultscanspendtimewiththeirchildren.•TheoriginalideasdevelopedintoaconceptforalargerenterprisethatwouldbecomeDisneyland.•DisneyspentfiveyearsdevelopingDisneylandandcreatedanewsubsidiarycompany.•DisneylandofficiallyopenedonJuly18,1955inLosAngelesCounty(洛杉矶县).•Inearly1964,DisneyannouncedplanstodevelopanotherthemeparktobecalledDisneyWorldafewmilessouthwestofOrlando,Florida.TheLastPeriodofLife•WaltDisneydiedoflungcanceronDecember15,1966•ThefinalproductionsinwhichDisneyplayedanactiverolewereTheJungleBookandWinniethePoohandtheBlusteryDay.•SongwriterRobertB.ShermandescribedthelasttimehesawDisney:“Hewasupinthethirdflooroftheanimationbuildingafterarun-throughofTheHappiestMillionaire.Heusuallyheldcourtinthehallwayafterwardforthepeopleinvolvedwiththepicture.Andhestartedtalkingtothem,tellingthemwhathelikedandwhattheyshouldchange,andthen,whentheywerethrough,heturnedtousandwithabigsmile,hesaid,'Keepupthegoodwork,boys.'Andhewalkedtohisoffice.Itwasthelastweeversawofhim.”•DuringhislifetimehereceivedfourhonoraryAcademyAwardsandwon22AcademyAwardsfromatotalof59nominations,includingarecordfourinoneyear,[5]givinghimmoreawardsandnominationsthananyotherindividualinhistory.[6]DisneyalsowonsevenEmmyAwardsandgavehisnametotheDisneylandandWaltDisneyWorldResortthemeparksintheU.S.,aswellastheinternationalresortsTokyoDisneyResort,DisneylandParis,andHongKongDisneyland.AwardsAcademyAwards•1932:BestShortSubject,Cartoons:FlowersandTrees(1932)•1932:HonoraryAwardforcreationofMickeyMouse.•1934:BestShortSubject,Cartoons:ThreeLittlePigs(1933)•1935:BestShortSubject,Cartoons:TheTortoiseandtheHare(1934)•1936:BestShortSubject,Cartoons:ThreeOrphanKittens(1935)•1937:BestShortSubject,Cartoons:TheCountryCousin(1936)•1938:BestShortSubject,Cartoons:TheOldMill(1937)•1939:BestShortSubject,Cartoons:FerdinandtheBull(1938)•1939:HonoraryAwardforSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs(1937)Thecitationread,ForSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs,recognizedasasignificantscreeninnovationwhichhascharmedmillionsandpioneeredagreatnewentertainmentfield.(Theaward,uniqueinthehistoryoftheOscars,isonelargestatuetteandsevenminiaturestatuettes.)•1940:BestShortSubject,Cartoons:UglyDuckling(1939)•1941:HonoraryAwardforFantasia(1940),sharedwith:WilliamE.GarityandJ.N.A.Hawkins.Thecitationforthecertificateofmeritread,FortheiroutstandingcontributiontotheadvancementoftheuseofsoundinmotionpicturesthroughtheproductionofFantasia.•1942:BestShortSubject,Cartoons:LendaPaw(1941)•1943:BestShortSubject,Cartoons:DerFuehrer'sFace(1942)•1949:BestShortSubject,Two-reel:SealIsland(1948)•1949:IrvingG.ThalbergMemorialAward(HonoraryAward)•1951:BestShortSubject,Two-reel:BeaverValley(1950)•1952:BestShortSubject,Two-reel:Nature'sHalfAcre(1951)•1953:BestShortSubject,Two-reel:WaterBirds(1952)•1954:BestDocumentary,Features:TheLivingDesert(1953)•1954:BestDocumentary,ShortSubjects:TheAlaskanEskimo(1953)•1954:BestShortSubject,Cartoons:TootWhistlePlunkandBoom(1953)•1954:BestShortSubject,Two-reel:BearCountry(1953)•1955:BestDocumentary,Features:TheVanishingPrairie(1954)•1956:BestDocumentary,ShortSubjects:MenAgainsttheArctic•1959:BestShortSubject,LiveActionSubjects:GrandCanyon•1969:BestShortSubject,Cartoons:WinniethePoohandtheBlusteryDayFirstAcademyAward•In1932,DisneyreceivedaspecialAcademyAwardforthecreationofMickeyMouse,aserieswhichswitchedtocolorin1935andsoonlaunchedspin-offsforsupportingcharacterssuchasDonaldDuck,Goofy,andPluto.PlutoandDonaldbecamestandalonecartoonsin1937,withGoofyfollowingin1939.OfallMickey'spartners,DonaldDuck,whofirstteamedupwithMickeyinthe1934cartoon,Orphan'sBenefit,wasarguablythemostpopular,goingontobecomeDisney'ssecondmostsucce