Walter Elias "Walt" Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O. Disney, he was co-founder of Walt Disney Productions, which later became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation is now now known as The Walt Disney Company and has annual revenues of approximately USD $35 billion.

Disney is particularly noted as a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, for whom Disney himself provided the original voice. During his lifetime he received four honorary Academy Awards and won twenty-two Academy Awards from a total of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual in history.[citation needed] Disney also won seven Emmy Awards and gave his name to the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong.

The year after his December 15, 1966 death from lung cancer in Burbank, California, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971.

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Walter Elias Disney dit Walt Disney est un producteur, réalisateur, scénariste et animateur américain, né le 5 décembre 1901 à Chicago (Illinois) et mort le 15 décembre 1966 à Burbank (Californie).

Il fonde en 1923 la société Walt Disney Company et devient progressivement l'un des producteurs de films les plus célèbres. Walt Disney est aussi le créateur du premier « parc à thèmes », inventant ce concept. Connu pour avoir été un conteur d'histoire et une vedette de télévision, lui et son équipe ont créé un bon nombre des personnages animés les plus connus au monde, dont l'un est considéré à la suite d'une interprétation romantique de plusieurs journalistes comme son alter ego : Mickey Mouse.

Ο Γουώλτερ Έλιας Ντίσνεϋ, γεννήθηκε στις 5 Δεκεμβρίου 1901 και απεβίωσε στις 15 Δεκεμβρίου 1966. Ήταν Αμερικανός δημιουργός κινουμένων σχεδίων, επιχειρηματίας, ηθοποιός φωνής και παραγωγός ταινιών. Θεωρείται πρωτοπόρος στη βιομηχανία του αμερικανικού animation. Μαζί με τον αδερφό του, Ρόυ Ντίσνεϋ, ίδρυσε το Disney Brothers Studio (νυν The Walt Disney Company).

Ως παραγωγός ταινιών, κατέχει ρεκόρ για τα περισσότερα Βραβεία Ακαδημίας που απέσπασε ποτέ ένα άτομο, έχοντας κερδίσει συνολικά 26 Όσκαρ από 59 υποψηφιότητες. Κέρδισε τρεις Χρυσές Σφαίρες, δύο εκ των οποίων στην κατηγορία Σπουδαίο Επίτευγμα και ένα Βραβείο Έμμυ, μεταξύ άλλων τιμών. Αρκετές από τις ταινίες του συμπεριλαμβάνονται στο Εθνικό Μητρώο Κινηματογράφου της Βιβλιοθήκης του Κογκρέσου.

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney (Chicago, 5 de dezembro de 1901 — Los Angeles, 15 de dezembro de 1966), foi um produtor cinematográfico, cineasta, diretor, roteirista, dublador, animador, empreendedor, filantropo e cofundador da The Walt Disney Company. Tornou-se famoso por seu pioneirismo no ramo das animações com a Disney, tendo produzido o primeiro longa-metragem de animação, Branca de Neve e os Sete Anões (1937), e pelos seus personagens de desenho animado, como Mickey e Pato Donald. Ele também é o idealizador dos parque temáticos sediado nos Estados Unidos: Disneylândia e Walt Disney World Resort. Ao longo da sua vida foi um símbolo da indústria da animação e um ícone da cultura popular.

Walt Disney é a pessoa que venceu o maior número de Óscars na história, sendo 22 prêmios da Academia e 59 indicações. Também venceu sete Emmy Awards. Sr. Disney morreu de câncer de pulmão em 15 de dezembro de 1966, em Burbank, Califórnia. Ele deixou para trás um vasto legado: Uma universidade (California Institute of the Arts - CalArts), numerosos curtas, documentários e filmes produzidos durante a sua vida; e a Walt Disney Company é hoje um dos maiores conglomerados de entretenimento do mundo.