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Walt Disney Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. Disney is the creator of the world-famous cartoon character, Mickey Mouse. The small animation company started in Hollywood, California by Disney and his brother Roy, has grow into one of the worlds most powerful media conglomerates. Besides Mickey Mouse, Disney created such cartoon characters as Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pluto. Winner of a record 30 Academy Awards, he created the first full-length animated feature films, beginning with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, and including Pinocchio in 1938 and Bambi in 1942. He also made true-life adventure films including Seal Island in 1948 and Davy Crockett in 1955. He also produced the first color television series, Disneys Wonderful World of Color beginning in 1961. In addition to animation and movies, Disney launched two amusement parks: Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida. Since his death in 1966 the Disney company has opened Disneyland Paris in France, and produced a new series of animated feature films. Just this year Disney purchased Capital Cities/ABC Television. Key words: animator bussinessman 沃特迪斯尼 1901 年12 月5 日生于芝加哥，1966 年12 月15 日卒于洛杉机。早年就读于堪萨斯城美术学院，20 年代初开始制作动画短片，1928 年起拍摄有声动画短片。最受欢迎的动画片是米老鼠和唐老鸭。因米老鼠片获1932 年奥斯卡特别奖。1938 年制成有史以来第一部大型动画故事片《白雪公主和七个小矮人》，获8 项奥斯卡奖。其他名作有《木偶奇遇记》、《幻想曲》、《飞象邓博》、《小鹿班比》、《灰姑娘》、《爱丽斯漫游仙境》、《睡美人》。 | 
