Taylor Howes
US History
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Final Project 2016

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Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5th, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. Disney lived with his father, a strict man who did not allow his children to have games, sporting equipment, or toys at home. Because of this, he had a difficult upbringing. Despite his lack of freedom to act as a child, Disney would later prove to all of America that he would forever be a kid at heart.
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At the age of 16, Disney wanted to become a newspaper cartoonist. He joined an art class at the Academy of Fine Arts. This would only be the beginning of Walt Disney's career.
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In 1919, Disney moved to Kansas City, where he became a newspaper cartoonist and commercial artist. He advanced his career and opened his first small cartoon production company with his brother in 1923, called the Disney Brothers Studio. This later became the Walt Disney Company, a name that all of America would recognize.

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Together, the brother's company produced brief animated advertising films. They even began making short animated fairytales, their first one being Alice in Cartoonland.


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The company eventually moved to Hollywood, where it produced 56 Alice films in three years, a record amount in America. They also introduced the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series, making 26 cartoons in less than two years.


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Walt Disney was the first man to create a cartoon with sound in America. This also led to the creation of Mickey Mouse, which would become the most well known character in all of America. At first, Mickey Mouse did not have a name. He appeared in screen tests as an airplane pilot, an adventurer, and a pirate. Steamboat Willie was the first Mickey cartoon produced, and it featured sound. It was debuted at the Colony Theater in New York. This was the first of many of Disney's milestones.

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Mickey Mouse soon touched the lives of all Americans and was one of Disney's greatest creations of all time. Disney played the voice of Mickey Mouse. Minnie Mouse was soon created as well and Minnie and Mickey became the most widely recognized personalities in the world. These characters led to the creation of Pluto, Goofy, and Donald Duck as well.



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Disney was also widely recognized for his film works. He produced a number of long and short cartoons that became classics. He created the first full color cartoon, Flower and Trees in 1932. He also created the first feature length animated film, Snow White, in 1937. A list of the Walt Disney Company's other most famous works include...
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Pinocchio - 1940 Aladdin - 1992
Fantasia - 1940 The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993
Dumbo - 1941 The Lion King - 1994
Bambi - 1942 Toy Story - 1995
Cinderella - 1950 Beauty and the Beast - 1991
Alice in Wonderland - 1951 Hercules - 1997
Peter Pan - 1953 James and the giant peach - 1996
Lady and the Tramp - 1955 a bug's life - 1998
Sleeping Beauty - 1959 Monster's inc. - 2001
The Jungle Book - 1967 Lilo & stitch - 2002
The Aristocats - 1970 finding nemo - 2003
Along with many, many others!
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Taylor Howes
US History
Period 1
Final Project 2016

Created & published on StoryJumper™ ©2025 StoryJumper, Inc.
All rights reserved. Sources: storyjumper.com/attribution
Preview audio:
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Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5th, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. Disney lived with his father, a strict man who did not allow his children to have games, sporting equipment, or toys at home. Because of this, he had a difficult upbringing. Despite his lack of freedom to act as a child, Disney would later prove to all of America that he would forever be a kid at heart.
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At the age of 16, Disney wanted to become a newspaper cartoonist. He joined an art class at the Academy of Fine Arts. This would only be the beginning of Walt Disney's career.
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