1. Walt Disney
Katie, Jack, Henna

2. Walt Disney Born December 5, 1901 Died December 15, 1966
Three brothers (Herbert, Raymond, Roy)
One sister (Ruth)
Cartoonist for School Paper
In Walt joined the American Ambulance Corps. In France

3. Facts
Mother died in 1938 from faulty furnace, blamed himself because he had bought the house for her
When first announced, Snow White was called “Disney’s Folly”. First animated movie in colour, made $1.2 billion
Hired Lillian Bounds as an inker in April 1925, married her in July 1926 “I couldn’t afford to pay her, so I married her”.
The first animated cartoon with sound was named “Steamboat Willie” and featured Mickey Mouse
Always stated his hero was Charlie Chaplin and was the reason he got into films
Won a total of 22 Academy Awards
Two daughters: Diane and Sharon; Sharon was adopted

4. Perseverance 1919 – Gets a job at Posman-Rubin Commercial Art Studio
1920 – Forms Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists with Ub Iwerks. Only survives for a month
1920 – Creates films called “Laugh-o-Grams” for Kansas City Slide Company
1922 – Quits Slide Company, creates Laugh-o-Gram Films”
1923 – Declares bankruptcy and moves to California
1924 – Creates “Disney Bros. Studios with brother Roy
Eventually to become “Walt Disney Studio”
1940 – Walt Disney Studio has 1000 employees and is a internationally acclaimed company

5. Sources http://www.justdisney.com/walt_disney/timeline/