Biography

Biography

Elias Disney is presently known as one of the most famous icons of the 20th century. Disney transformed the entertainment industry into what it is known as today. Walt Disney was a very creative, perseverant man. David Low, a British political cartoonist, called Disney "the most significant figure in graphic arts since Leonardo" (Disney.go.com). Although he is no longer with us, his company still creates the magical and enchanting cartoons and movies the same way Disney himself would have made them. Disney is known for creating the infamous Disney World theme parks and animated cartoons that turned the movie industry upside down. All together, the Walt Disney Company has created hundreds of feature films, animated shorts, and thousands of characters. It is immediately obvious that Walt Disney revolutionized the entertainment industry with his vast collection of animated films, characters, and even his theme parks.

Walt Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 5th, 1901 and always had a passion for art. His family moved from place to place many times when he was young, but eventually Walt moved back to Chicago and attended McKinley High School. Disney was a predominant part of the school newspaper, constantly creating cartoons and he constantly photographed school events. Disney wanted to become a cartoonist, and studied cartooning during his free time. He was eventually interrupted in this, once he was drafted for the army during World War I. When he returned to the United States, Disney met Ub Iwerks, who together started their own small studio in 1922. They created cartoons to be distributed as trailers for local movie theatres and also created a pilot film for a series of seven-minute fairy tales that used live action and animation which they called “Alice in Cartoonland.” Walt Disney eventually filed bankruptcy and ended up moving to Hollywood to once again try to create his own small studio. The rest is history.

Walt ended up creating more and...

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