Fun facts on Walt Disney

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Fun facts on Walt Disney

• Walt Disney was an entertainment pioneer,
  introducing families to groundbreaking cartoons,
  feature films, theme parks and more. Most
  everyone knows when he was born (in Chicago on
  Dec. 5, 1901), his first motion picture (a 1928
  short titled "Steamboat Willie") and his other
  landmark family-entertainment ventures ("The
  Mickey Mouse Club," "Davy Crockett" and "The
  Wonderful World of Disney"). But did you also
  know that
• Walt Disney only attended one year of high
  school.
  
• In 1923, in California, Walt and Roy formed the
  Disney Brothers Studio. At Roy's insistence, the
  company soon became the Walt Disney Studio, since
  he felt that Walt's name should be emphasized.
  This is officially recognized as the starting
  date of The Walt Disney Company.
• He grew his famous mustache at age 25.
• He was the voice of Mickey Mouse for two decades.
  
  
• He often ate lunch at his desk -- his favorite
  meal was chili and beans, which he ate with
  tomato juice and soda crackers.
  
• He admitted to being "scared to death" when he
  had to face the camera to introduce episodes of
  the "Disneyland" television series.
  
• He won more Oscars than anyone else -- 32.

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Walt Disney timeline

• December 5, 1901Walter Elias ("Walt Disney") is
  born at 1249 Tripp Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois,
  to parents Elias and Flora Disney. Walter is
  named after Reverend Walter Parr.
• 1915Walt Disney attends the Kansas City Art
  Institute.
  
• June 8, 1917Walt Disney graduates from Benton
  School (8th grade).
  
• Fall, 1917Walt enrolls in the McKinley High
  School in Chicago. Walt begins taking night
  courses at the Chicago Institute of Art
  
• . May, 1928Walt Disney's first silent film
  featuring Mickey Mouse, "Plane Crazy" premieres
  as a sneak preview at a theatre on Sunset
  Boulevard, in Los Angeles, California. It cost
  US1772.89 to make. Minnie Mouse also debuts.
  Walt Disney applies for a trademark for "Mickey
  Mouse" for use in motion pictures. Walt Disney's
  trademark application for "Mickey Mouse" is filed
  with the United States Patent Office.

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July, 1928The Mickey Mouse film, "Steamboat
Willie" is delivered to the distributor.
Production begins on the Mickey Mouse film,
"Steamboat Willie". This is the first cartoon
designed for use with a soundtrack. Walt, Ub,
Wilfred Jackson, and Johnny Cannon provide the
music, voices, and sound effects for a test
showing of "Steamboat Willie".
September, 1928Walt hires an orchestra in New
York to record the soundtrack for "Steamboat
Willie".
March 16, 1934An Academy Award (Short Subjects,
Cartoons) is won for the film "Three Little
Pigs".
August, 1934Walt suggests 50 possible names for
the dwarfs in the film "Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs".
September 24, 1937The Mickey Mouse film
"Hawaiian Holiday" is released. Donald Duck,
Pluto, Minnie Mouse, and Goofy also appear.
December 21, 1937Disney's first full-length
animated feature film "Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs" premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre
in Hollywood. It is the industry's first
full-length animated movie. The 1.5 million
needed to complete the film nearly bankrupted the
company. Two million drawings make up the 83
minute film.
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August, 1938Walt and Roy Disney pay a 10
deposit on a 100,000 51 acre property on Buena
Vista Street in Burbank for a new studio. In its
first six months "Snow White" grosses 2 million.
February 19, 1941The film "Fantasia" opens in
Chicago, Illinois.
February 27, 1941An Academy Award (Music, Best
Song) is won for the song "When You Wish Upon a
Star" from the film "Pinocchio". An Academy Award
(Music, Best Score) is won for the film
"Pinocchio".
1941Walt's father Elias Disney dies.
March 20, 1948An Academy Award (Song) is won for
the song "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" in the film "Song of
the South".
July 21, 1954The ground is broken for the
beginning of building the Magic Kingdom of
Disneyland.
August, 1954Excavation of the Disneyland site
begins.
July 18, 1955Disneyland opens to the public with
admission costing just 1. Cost of attractions
ranged from 10 to 35 cents.
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April 5, 1965Julie Andrews wins an Academy Award
(Actress) for her role in the film "Mary
Poppins". An Academy Award (Music, Song) is won
for the song "Chim Chim Cher-ee" in the film
"Mary Poppins". An Academy Award (Music, Music
Score - Substantially Original) is won for the
film "Mary Poppins". An Academy Award (Film
Editing) is won for the film "Mary Poppins". An
Academy Award (Special Visual Effects) is won for
the film "Mary Poppins".
December 15, 1966Walt Disney dies of acute
circulatory collapse, caused by lung cancer, at
age 65. He had won more than 950 honors and
citations worldwide, including 48 Academy Awards
and 7 Emmys. Roy O. Disney, president of Walt
Disney Productions, is named chairman. Donn Tatum
becomes president, and Card Walker is appointed
executive vice president for operations. FBI
director Hoover orders Walt Disney's name removed
from the FBI's records as an active SAC contact.
December 15, 1966Walt Disney dies of acute
circulatory collapse, caused by lung cancer, at
age 65. He had won more than 950 honors and
citations worldwide, including 48 Academy Awards
and 7 Emmys. Roy O. Disney, president of Walt
Disney Productions, is named chairman. Donn Tatum
becomes president, and Card Walker is appointed
executive vice president for operations. FBI
director Hoover orders Walt Disney's name removed
from the FBI's records as an active SAC contact.
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