Walt+Disney

=Walt Disney= December 5, 1901 - December 15, 1966

Walt Disney was a movie maker who made new records for the film making business with his syncronized sound and computer generated characters.

Walt Disney didn't grow up with the most functional family. He was abused by his father and neglected by his mother. Him and his brothers got daily beatings from their father and their mother was too afraid of the father to protect them. Because of the lack of love from his family Walt Disney couldn't make relationships with people including girls, instead he created relationships with animals. He felt enchanted by animals, railroads, and nature. The first thing he had ever drawn was an animal in fact. He drew a horse and after that he fell in love with drawing. When him and his family moved to Kansas, Walt Disney continued drawing and improved his skills as a young artist.
 * Childhood**

In 1920, Walt Disney started working at an advertising company where he met Ub Iwerks who helped him develop the "Disney style". He worked at the Kansas City Film Ad Company where he learned about stop motion photography which is taking a series of photography and putting them all together to make the illustration that it's a movie, set up a studio, and started making animated spoofs and fairy tales called Laugh-O-Grams. He went bankrupt in 1923. After that, he moved to Hollywood with his brother, Roy Disney, and Ub Iwerks. There he worked for Universal Studios where he created "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit". After getting the rights to the character taken away, he vowed to never work for another person again. In 1928, Walt Disney made the film //Steamboat Willie// where Mickey Mouse first appeared. //Steamboat Willie// was also the first film with syncronized sound, which is when an action and the music work together. For example, if a bell was hit, then the sound it makes would happen at the same time. A huge milestone in Walt Disney's career was when he used computer generated characters in his films. Another success in Walt Disney's career was the new records for film-related merchandise he made with the movies //Beauty and the Beast// and //The Lion King//. The films Walt Disney was making were so popular for children that in 1954 //Disneyland// premiered on ABC. It was the first television appearance for the studio. A year later, //The Mickey Mouse Club// was created. In 1955, Walt Disney set a new standard for family entertainment when he made "Disneyland Park" in Anaheim, CA. He combined all of his dreams in one location to create a unique and fun experience for families. Disney entertainment had grown so much that a Disney Store and the Disney Channel were created. In the store there were books, movies, computer software, toys, and clothing for children. The Disney Channel is a television network that has Disney shows and movies. It has been fourty-four years since Walt Disney had died, and the Disney Studios are still creating movies, shows, and merchandise for the store.
 * His Work**

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Walt Disney is related to other topic like Woodstock because they were both forms of entertainment from the 20th century.
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