Walt Disney

 Walter Elias Disney (/’dIzni/,[2] December 5, 1901 - December 15 16th, 1966), was an American animator and film producer. He was also known as an businessman. He was a pioneer of American animation, and brought many innovative techniques to the production of animated films. He is the world's record-holder for the most successful film producer, by securing 22 Academy Awards and 59 nominations. He was awarded two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards as well as an Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards. A number of his movies are included within the Library of Congress' National Film Registry. They've been deemed by the American Film Institute as the most influential films ever made. Disney was the first person to be awarded Academy Awards nominations in six categories. When he was 18 he began taking classes in art and was eventually employed as an illustrator for commercial projects. In the 1920s, he relocated to California along with Roy, his brother Roy and founded the Disney Brothers Studio. He developed the character Mickey Mouse with Ub Iwerks in 1928. It was his first big success. In the early years He also played the voice. He became more adventurous as the studio expanded. He introduced the synchronized sound system as well as full-color three-strip Technicolor. He also developed long-length animated films, as well as other technological advances in cameras. The results were evident in films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Pinocchio and Fantasia (both 1940), Dumbo and Bambi (1941) that helped to further the growth and popularity of animated films. Following World War II, new live-action and animated films were created. They included the critically-acclaimed Cinderella (1950), Sleeping Beauty (599) and Mary Poppins (64).