Walt Disney, American Filmmaker and Entrepreneur(1901-1966)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Walter Elias "Walt" Disney
• Birth: December 5, 1901, Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Death: December 15, 1966, Burbank, California, USA
• Language: English
• Who he was: American filmmaker and entrepreneur responsible for dozens of animated and live-action films (which earned a record 22 Academy Awards, plus four honoraries) as well as theme parks and other enterprises. His films include Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; Fantasia; Pinocchio; Dumbo; Bambi; Cinderella; and Mary Poppins.

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