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Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, United States and was credited as a film director, film producer and animator. Walt Disney died on December 15, 1966, aged 65. Schooling on record includes McKinley High School. Awards on record include Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Presidential Medal of Freedom (1964) and 4 more. Credited works include Mickey Mouse.
My Take
Walt Disney remains, to me, the ultimate argument that imagination is a form of stubbornness. A Chicago-born kid with art training and no safety net, he survived failure and betrayal yet kept betting everything on animation when serious people dismissed it as a novelty. His record haul of Academy Awards may never fall, but the deeper achievement is structural: he turned cartoons into emotional storytelling and built an entire grammar of childhood wonder the world still speaks. I am clear-eyed that he was a demanding, complicated man, yet sixty years after his death we all still play inside his imagination. Few lives have rippled further.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Walt Disney
- Name (Japanese)
- ウォルト・ディズニー
- Reading
- うぉると・でぃずにー
- Born
- December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Occupation
- film director / film producer / animator / television presenter / voice actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Ox
2. Background
- High school
- McKinley High School
Awards & achievements
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1964 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 1989 Grammy Trustees Award
- 1959 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
- 1949 Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel
- 1951 Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel
3. Works & records
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Notable work | Mickey Mouse |
4. Links
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Walt Disney born?
Born December 5, 1901.
When did Walt Disney die?
Died December 15, 1966, aged 65.
Where was Walt Disney from?
Walt Disney was from Chicago, Illinois, United States.
What did Walt Disney do?
Walt Disney worked as film director, film producer, animator, television presenter, voice actor.
What was Walt Disney known for?
Notable works include Mickey Mouse.
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