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Introduction
Mickey Mouse never just
appeared out of nowhere! Walt Disney created him. Walt
had to work for it to, and if you read on you’ll find out about it. It wasn’t easy! His story proves that dreams do come true!
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Disney’s Born!
You probably know
when Mickey was born, but do you know when
his creator was born? Walt was born on December 5,1901 in Chicago Illinois. He had three older brothers Herbert, Raymond, and Roy and a sister Ruth.
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Drawing Begins
Walt Disney developed
a lot of his drawing ability in his childhood.
The Disney’s moved to Marceline MI in 1906, they bought a 45-acre farm. Walt started school when he was 7 years old. He doodled in class, and he carved his initials in his desk.Walt had to draw on toilet paper. He and Roy grew very close. The Disney’s again moved to Kansas City. Roy and Walt delivered newspapers and never got a cent. Elias moved back to Chicago.
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Disney’s Education
I don’t think
Disney ever went to college, but he was usually
always busy. Walt moved to Chicago and attended McKinley High in 1917. He took night classes at Academy of Fine Arts, he wanted to become a newspaper cartoonist.
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World War I
Roy and Raymond enlisted. Walt wanted
to, but he was to young and he needed
his parents permission. Flora and Elias said no, but Walt forged his parent’s signature and lied about his age.
He wasn’t sent until after the war. He was 1 of 50 men to go across seas and help sick Americans. He and his friend made a scam made them $300 He returned to Kansas in 1919.
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Early Career
His boss gave him a camera, he
experimented with it and found new tequneics. He sold
them to Newman Theaters. So he worked at Film Ad by day and Newman Laugh-O-Grams at night.
During that he made Alice’s Wonderland (unfinished). Everyone moved out by 1921, he was all by himself.
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Beginning a Career
The beginning of a great and
award-winning career.
Alice’s Wonderland. They took it for $1,500
for every finished Alice cartoon.
Disney made the very first feature film ever and it was called Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It earned them over $8,000,000! He won an Oscar for it, which was one big one and seven smaller ones.
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Walt Disney Studios
Walt and Roy opened a studio
it was called Disney Brothers Studio produce a cartoon
called Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
Before when he worked at Laugh-O-Grams, he produced Jack N the Beanstalk, Cinderella, and Alice’s Wonderland all as cartoons.
Roy and Walt produced Mickey Mouse, in total secret too! It was the first cartoon to see and hear.
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Movies, Movies, Movies
Walt produced films, Films, and more
Films. The Mickey Mouse films were Plane Crazy, Gallopin’
Gauncho, and the first one to see and hear was Steamboat Willie. Also he made the Silly Symphonies named the Skeleton Dance. Next he made Trees and Flowers, which was the first in color. Disney opened a new art school. He won an Oscar for Mickey and for Flowers and Trees. Later he made the 36 Silly Symphony. He also made The Three Little Pigs.
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Disney’s Big Year
Disney later opened another studio. There
he made Pinocchio, and Dumbo. Dumbo opened in theaters
in 1941 it made him 4,000,000! Cinderella opened in 1950 it was a hit! Later Treasure Island and Peter Pan were released in 1953. In 1955 a new TV show aired for the studio and it was called Disneyland. Then Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians, and Marry Poppins all went to the screen. He won three Oscars and The Jungle Book opened.
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Starting a Family
Did you know Walt Disney was
married? Disney married Lillian Bonds on July 13,1925 in
Idaho. Lillian giggled the entire ceremony! 1933 their first daughter Diane was born on December 18. Later in 1937 they adopted their second daughter Sharon. In 1957 the Disney’s move to a new house with a train track around it. By 1957 Walt had one grandson and two granddaughters.
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Walt’s Achievements
The beginning of some awesome theme parks
that are still here today. Disney wanted to build
a theme park. 1952 he put his plan into action in a lot in California. It opened on July 17, 1955. The opening day was horrible! It was called Disneyland. Next he had plans to build one in Florida. October 1971 Walt Disney World opened. Later Disney was awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom and in 1966 he was honored Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade.
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End of Life for Walt
After a long and
wonderful life, Disney struggles with lung cancer in his
left lung. On November 2,1966 Disney was diagnosed with Lung cancer in his left lung. The doctor told him he had two years and six months to live. He went to St. Joseph’s Hospital across from his studio. At 9:35 AM December 15, 1966 Walt Disney died.