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'''Walt Disney''' (1901-1966) was America's iconic [[cartoon]] entrepreneur and a pioneer in the film and theme park industries. He was not himelf an artist, but hired the best animators. In politics, he was a prominent conservative.
'''Walt Disney''' (1901-1966) was America's iconic [[cartoon]] entrepreneur and a pioneer in the film and theme park industries. He was not himelf an artist, but hired the best animators. In politics, he was a prominent conservative.
Late in life he developed [[Disneyland]] in Southern California, which the company duplicated in [[Walt Disney World]] (Orlando, Florida)), as well as [[Tokyo]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Paris]].
Late in life he developed [[Disneyland]] in Southern California, which the company duplicated in [[Walt Disney World]] (Orlando, Florida)), as well as [[Tokyo]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Paris]].
Hed married an employee Lillian Bounds in 1925, and, unlike many Hollywood marriages, theirs lasted for over 40 years.<ref>http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/GlendaleObituaries/waltdisney.htm</ref>
Hed married an employee Lillian Bounds in 1925, and, unlike many Hollywood marriages, theirs lasted for over 40 years.<ref>See [http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/GlendaleObituaries/waltdisney.htm Obit</ref>
Disney first gained fame with [[Mickey Mouse]] in the 1930s.
Disney first gained fame with [[Mickey Mouse]] in the 1930s.
After his death his brother Roy Disney ran the business.
After his death his brother Roy Disney ran the business.
[[File:Disney12-27-54.jpg|thumb|300px|''Time'' Dec. 27, 1954]]
==Films==
==Films==
Famous Disney animations include:
Famous Disney animations include:
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000370/ IMDB Website]
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000370/ IMDB Website]
[[File:Disney1.jpg|thumb|275px]]
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Schickel, Richard. ''The Disney Version: The Life, Times, Art, and Commerce of Walt Disney'' (2nd ed. 1985). [http://www.amazon.com/Disney-Version-Life-Times-Commerce/dp/1566631580/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261385984&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Schickel, Richard. ''The Disney Version: The Life, Times, Art, and Commerce of Walt Disney'' (2nd ed. 1985). [http://www.amazon.com/Disney-Version-Life-Times-Commerce/dp/1566631580/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261385984&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Suddath, Clare. ''A Brief History of Mickey Mouse," [http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1859935,00.html?iid=sphere-inline-sidebar ''Time'' Nov. 18, 2008 online]
* Thomas, Bob. ''Walt Disney: An American Original'' (1976) [http://www.amazon.com/WALT-DISNEY-AMERICAN-Bob-Thomas/dp/0786860278/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261385663&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Thomas, Bob. ''Walt Disney: An American Original'' (1976) [http://www.amazon.com/WALT-DISNEY-AMERICAN-Bob-Thomas/dp/0786860278/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261385663&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Watts, Steven. "Walt Disney: Art and Politics in the American Century," ''Journal of American History,'' Vol. 82, No. 1 (Jun., 1995), pp. 84-110 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2081916 in JSTOR]
* Watts, Steven. "Walt Disney: Art and Politics in the American Century," ''Journal of American History,'' Vol. 82, No. 1 (Jun., 1995), pp. 84-110 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2081916 in JSTOR]
===Primary sources===
* ''Walt Disney: Conversations'' ed. by Kathy Merlock Jackson. (2006), interviews with Disney; magazine articles about him.
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,857906,00.html "Cinema: Father Goose", ''Time'' Dec. 27, 1954]
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,758747,00.html "Cinema: Mouse & Man," ''Time'' Dec. 27, 1937, online]
==References==
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