| − | '''Walter Elias Disney''' better known as '''Walt Disney''' (December 5, 1901, [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]– December 15, 1966, [[Burbank]], [[California]]) was America's iconic [[cartoon]] entrepreneur and a pioneer in the film and theme park industries. He was the founder of [[The Walt Disney Company]], along with his older brother [[Roy O. Disney]], in 1923. Walt Disney was not only an artist ([[animator]], [[cartoonist]], [[voice-actor]], [[director]]), but he also hired several of the most talented animators and performers of his day. In politics, since around the year 1940, Walt Disney was socially a prominent [[conservative]] [[Republican]], and even had a bumper sticker supporting [[Barry Goldwater]] on his golf cart during the opening of Walt Disney World. | + | '''Walter Elias Disney''' better known as '''Walt Disney''' (December 5, 1901, [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]– December 15, 1966, [[Burbank]], [[California]]) was America's iconic [[cartoon]] entrepreneur and a pioneer in the film and theme park industries. He was the founder of [[The Walt Disney Company]], along with his older brother [[Roy O. Disney]], in 1923. Walt Disney was not only an artist ([[animator]], [[cartoonist]], [[voice-actor]], [[director]]), but he also hired several of the most talented animators and performers of his day. In politics, since around the year 1940, Walt Disney was socially a prominent [[conservative]] [[Republican]], and even had a bumper sticker supporting [[Barry Goldwater]] on his golf cart during the opening of Walt Disney World. His most famous quote is: |
| | Counted among the leading filmmakers of the 20th century, co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Company, today one of the world's largest companies, and recognized as one of the fathers of film animation, he also created [[Disneyland]], the first in a series of theme parks; he is also known for his great skill in storytelling as a television star and one of the 20th century's most charismatic artists in the entertainment field. With his collaborators, he has created many of the world's most famous cartoon characters; one of them, the most famous, [[Mickey Mouse]]. | | Counted among the leading filmmakers of the 20th century, co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Company, today one of the world's largest companies, and recognized as one of the fathers of film animation, he also created [[Disneyland]], the first in a series of theme parks; he is also known for his great skill in storytelling as a television star and one of the 20th century's most charismatic artists in the entertainment field. With his collaborators, he has created many of the world's most famous cartoon characters; one of them, the most famous, [[Mickey Mouse]]. |