Walt Disney

 Walter Elias Disney (/'dIzni/;[2] December 5 1901 - 15 December 16th, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and an entrepreneur. He was an early pioneer in American animation and brought a number of innovative techniques to the production of animated films. He holds the record for the film producer with 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. Many of his movies are listed in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry. They have been recognized by the American Film Institute as the most influential films of all time. Disney was the first to receive Academy Awards nominations in six categories. He attended art classes in his youth and was offered a job as a commercial illustrator at the age of 18. He relocated to California in the 1920s, and established the Disney Brothers Studio with his brother Roy. He invented the character Mickey Mouse with Ub Iwerks in 1928. This was his first major success. In the beginning years, he also provided the voice. As the studio expanded, he became more adventurous, introducing synchronized sound, full-color three-strip Technicolor animations, feature length cartoons and technological advances in cameras. The results, which were featured in films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Pinocchio, Fantasia (both 1940), Dumbo (1941), and Bambi (1942) led to the development of animated film. Following World War II, new live-action and animated films were created. These included the critically acclaimed Cinderella (1950), Sleeping Beauty (599) and Mary Poppins (64).