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1901–1966 United States
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney (5 December, 1901 – 15 December, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, and animator. One of the most well-known motion picture producers in the world, Disney was also the artist responsible for works in a variety of other media, the creator of Disneyland and Walt Disney World, and the founder of The Walt Disney Company, the world's largest entertainment and media organization, Walt Disney characters including Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, Mary Poppins, Pinocchio and many others.
United States Actors Anti-communists Businesspeople Cartoonists Also known as: Disney, Disney, Walt, Huey, Dewey, and Louie
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All we ever intended for him or expected of him was that he should continue to make people everywhere chuckle with him and at him.
All our dreams can come true — if we have the courage to pursue them.
EPCOT promotional film (1966)
Courage is the main quality of leadership, in my opinion, no matter where it is exercised. Usually it implies some risk — especially in new undertakings.
The Magic of Teamwork (1997)
Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.
EPCOT promotional film (1966)
Somehow, I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secret of making dreams come true.
A man should never neglect his family for business.
EPCOT promotional film (1966)
Animation offers a medium of story telling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in the world.
Fantasy, if it's really convincing, can't become dated, for the simple reason that it represents a flight into a dimension that lies beyond the reach of time.
When we do fantasy, we must not lose sight of reality.
Faith I have, in myself, in humanity, in the worthwhileness of the pursuits in entertainment for the masses. But wide awake, not blind faith, moves me.
All you've got to do is own up to your ignorance honestly, and you'll find people who are eager to fill your head with information.
Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation.
OpenGL Shading Language (2006)
The worst of us is not without innocence, although buried deeply it might be.
Born of necessity, the little fellow literally freed us of immediate worry.
Until a character becomes a personality it cannot be believed.
Seven Minutes : The Life and Death of the American Animated Cartoon (1998)
Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence.
Art was always a means to an end with me.
EPCOT promotional film (1966)
We're not trying to entertain the critics … I'll take my chances with the public.
I suppose my formula might be: dream, diversify and never miss an angle.
For every laugh, there should be a tear.
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