Job Co-founder of The Walt Disney Company, formerly known as Walt Disney Productions
Years active 1920-1966
Top Roles Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse / Minnie Mouse / The Parrot
Top GenresFamily, Animation, Comedy, Short Films, Adventure, Drama
Top TopicsDisney, Book-Based, Animals
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Walt Disney Overview:

Legendary producer, Walt Disney, was born Walter Elias Disney on Dec 5, 1901 in Chicago, IL. Disney died at the age of 65 on Dec 15, 1966 in Los Angeles, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn (Glendale) Cemetery in Glendale, CA.

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Disney was nominated for two Oscars, he never won a competitive Academy Award. However he won four Honorary Oscar Awards in 1931/32, 1938, 1941 and 1941 Walt Disney .

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1937Best Music - ScoringSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)N/ANominated
1964Best PictureMary Poppins (1964)N/ANominated

Academy Awards (Honorary Oscars)

YearAwardDescription
1931/32Special Awardfor the creation of "Mickey Mouse"
1938Special Awardfor Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, recognized as a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field for the motion picture cartoon
1941Special Award(with William Garity, John N. A. Hawkins and the RCA Manufacturing Company) for their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures through the production of Fantasia
1941IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARDWalt Disney

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He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Television and Motion Pictures. In addition, Disney was inducted into the TV Hall of Fame and was immortalized on a US postal stamp in 1968.

BlogHub Articles:

Carroll Clark and Emile Kuri - Setting the Scene for

By The Metzinger Sisters on Jan 7, 2017 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

This edition of our Behind the Screen - The Hidden Masters of the Golden Age of Filmmaking series was going to be a feature on one of my favorite art directors - Carroll Clark. But it is very difficult to praise the work of an art director without giving due praise to the set decorator who, through... Read full article


Marc Davis - Imagineer

By The Metzinger Sisters on Sep 30, 2016 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

Marc Davis was a veteran animator and storyteller whose career at the Studios spanned over 45 years. He is probably one of the most famous of the "Imagineers" at the studio and justly so, because he contributed greatly to Disney’s animation classics as well as to many of Disneyland... Read full article


Fred MacMurray - The Years

By The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 7, 2013 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

“ I will say the seven pictures I made at the Disney Studio were the pleasantest times I’ve had in the picture business—and I’ve been around quite a while ” This was what Fred MacMurray said during a 1973 television special for ’s Golden Anniversary. ... Read full article


Fred MacMurray - The Years

By The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 7, 2013 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

“ I will say the seven pictures I made at the Disney Studio were the pleasantest times I’ve had in the picture business—and I’ve been around quite a while ” This was what Fred MacMurray said during a 1973 television special for ’s Golden Anniversary. A... Read full article


Fred MacMurray - The Years

By The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 7, 2013 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

“ I will say the seven pictures I made at the Disney Studio were the pleasantest times I’ve had in the picture business—and I’ve been around quite a while ” This was what Fred MacMurray said during a 1973 television special for ’s Golden Anniversary. ... Read full article


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Walt Disney Quotes:

Mickey Mouse: [his first words] Hot dogs! Hot dogs!


Peasant: Say, did you ever kill a giant?
Mickey Mouse: I killed seven with one blow!
Peasants: Seven?


Horace: [as Simon Legree] Bow down to your master! I own your body and soul!
Mickey Mouse: [as Uncle Tom] You may own this body, but my soul belongs to the Lord!


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Walt Disney Facts
Mickey Mouse's birthday is November 18, 1928, the date when Steamboat Willie (1928) was released.

Walt's ancestors were named d'Isigny, and came from Isigny-sur-Mer in Normandy, France. In 1066, two soldiers, Hughes d'Isigny and his son Robert, fought with William the Conqueror during the conquest of England. After the conquest, Hughes d'Isigny and his son decided to stay in England. Their name was, over the generations, transformed into "Disney". In the XVII century, a branch of the Disney family emigrated to Ireland. In 1834, Arundel Elias Disney and his brother Robert emigrated from Kilkenny County, Ireland, to Northern America with their families. They left Liverpool and arrived to New York on October 3rd. Once in America, the two brothers parted. Robert established himself in a farm in the Midwest, whereas Arundel decided to reach Goderich Township, Ontario.

He was a chain smoker. He avoided smoking when he was in public view, especially where he might be seen by children. His smokers' cough often heralded his arrival in a particular wing of the studio, allowing off-task employees time to get on task.

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