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Walt Disney was the fourth son born to Flora and Elias Disney On December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Il.
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Disney Children
*Dec. 8,1888 Herbert * Dec. 30, 1890 Raymond Arnold
*Jun.24,1893 Roy Oliver * Dec. 5, 1901 Walter Elias
* Dec. 6, 1903 Ruth Flora the beloved only daughter -
The Disney family moves from Chicago to Marceline, Missouri
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Here 9 year old Walt Disney helps on the family farm and delivers papers and other odd jobs.
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Between 1910-1917 Walt attended the Benton gramar school in Kansas City then continuing on to McKinley High school back in Chicago. During this time Walt earned money as a commercal artist doing cartoons for a local barber. He also study in the evenings for a short time at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.
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Walt Disney did not graduate from high school instead he lied about his age so he could join the Red Cross as an ambulance driver in France during WWI.
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DeMoley is a organization for young men the ages 12-21. In this organization young men develope leadership skills
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Walt worked at the Kansas City Film Advertising Company with Ub Iwerks. The both of them started the film animation company Laugh-O-Gram. At this time both men created Alice in Cartoonland.
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Walt Disney moves to California to form a partnership with his brother Roy. The brothers use their combined $290.00 to start Disney Bros. Studios.
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Walt Disney marries Lillian Bounds who was an inker at the Disney Bros. Studios.
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Steamboat Willie is the first animated film that had sound. It is hailed as a classic and was the begining of a "Mouse Empire".
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Walt and Lilian Disney's first daughter is born
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Walt and Lilian Disney adopt second daughter
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Was walt Disney's first full length animated film. The film was compleated in 1937 but was released on February 4, 1938
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Fantasia is an animation that combined great works of classical music. It was released on December 9, 1940
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Walt Disney the father of two daughters wanted to create a family theme park for the young and young at heart. So the Happiest place on Earth opens its doors.
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The Mickey Mouse Club originally aired on ABC On October 3, 1955.
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Disney not only created animated films but live action ones as well.
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CalArts is the first U.S. higher educational institution to offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in both visual and performing arts. It was established in 1961 by Walt and Roy Disney through the merger of two professional schools, the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, founded in 1883, and the Chouinard Art Institute, founded in 1921.
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The Sword and the Stone was compleated in 1963 but was relased in 1964
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Walt died of lung cancer ten days after his 65th birthday
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This was an animated film that was produced posthumously.
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Roy Disney changed the new theme park's name to Walt Disney World to honnor his brother.