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Walt Disney, born Walter Elias Disney, was an animator and entertainment producer who turned his passion for fantasy-based, family entertainment into businesses that produced cartoons, movies, television shows, consumer products and theme parks, including Central Florida's Walt Disney World.
Born in 1901 in Chicago, the son of an itinerant contractor, Disney grew up in several Midwestern cities and towns. After serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, he became an illustrator in Kansas City, then moved to California in 1923 to produce animated shorts. In 1928 he and a partner developed the Mickey Mouse character that helped establish his business and his reputation as a leadi...
Born in 1901 in Chicago, the son of an itinerant contractor, Disney grew up in several Midwestern cities and towns. After serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, he became an illustrator in Kansas City, then moved to California in 1923 to produce animated shorts. In 1928 he and a partner developed the Mickey Mouse character that helped establish his business and his reputation as a leadi...
Walt Disney, born Walter Elias Disney, was an animator and entertainment producer who turned his passion for fantasy-based, family entertainment into businesses that produced cartoons, movies, television shows, consumer products and theme parks, including Central Florida's Walt Disney World.
Born in 1901 in Chicago, the son of an itinerant contractor, Disney grew up in several Midwestern cities and towns. After serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, he became an illustrator in Kansas City, then moved to California in 1923 to produce animated shorts. In 1928 he and a partner developed the Mickey Mouse character that helped establish his business and his reputation as a leading-edge animator. Under his leadership (together with his brother Roy Disney), the company (now the publicly-traded corporation known as The Walt Disney Co.) remained an industry leader for decades as it moved into movies with the world's first full-length animated feature film (Snow White, 1937), television production and other entertainment.
By the early 1950s Walt Disney focused on building a themed amusement park and opened Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., in the 1960s he planned an eastern theme park, and a utopian community called Epcot, which were to be built together in Florida. Disney died in 1966 before either was started. His vision, however, led to the modern, four-theme park Walt Disney World resort.
Born in 1901 in Chicago, the son of an itinerant contractor, Disney grew up in several Midwestern cities and towns. After serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, he became an illustrator in Kansas City, then moved to California in 1923 to produce animated shorts. In 1928 he and a partner developed the Mickey Mouse character that helped establish his business and his reputation as a leading-edge animator. Under his leadership (together with his brother Roy Disney), the company (now the publicly-traded corporation known as The Walt Disney Co.) remained an industry leader for decades as it moved into movies with the world's first full-length animated feature film (Snow White, 1937), television production and other entertainment.
By the early 1950s Walt Disney focused on building a themed amusement park and opened Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., in the 1960s he planned an eastern theme park, and a utopian community called Epcot, which were to be built together in Florida. Disney died in 1966 before either was started. His vision, however, led to the modern, four-theme park Walt Disney World resort.
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Pixar and Disney animation president Ed Catmull discusses "Brave"
The lush, verdant look of the Scottish highlands that serve as the backdrop for Pixar Animation Studio's forthcoming release, "Brave," was powered by new technology. But it also came with a heftier price tag than Pixar's 2010 box office smash, "Toy Story...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook talks about Steve Jobs, Walt Disney
Steve Jobs had another iconic business leader in mind as he contemplated turning over the reins of Apple Inc. to his successor, Tim Cook. When Apple's ailing chief executive and co-founder called Cook to his home to discuss the leadership transition that...
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San Francisco celebrates Golden Gate Bridge, L.A. celebrates ... ?
If the Golden Gate Bridge's 75th birthday celebration proved anything to an architecture critic visiting from Los Angeles, it was that Southern California doesn't seem to have any single structure with the power to unify the region the way the bridge...
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Long-awaited downtown L.A. park will open this summer
L.A. NOWL.A. County officials announced Tuesday that the park being constructed from Bunker Hill to City Hall will open sometime this summer. The $56-million park is the first phase of what officials hope will be a much larger development of new...... -
Disney hopes Cars Land makes California Adventure a golden state
For more than a decade, Disney California Adventure Park has been putt-putting along in the slow lane, trailing its neighbor Disneyland in the race for big attendance numbers.
A new 12-acre expansion called Cars Land, set to be unveiled June 15, is the...Tags: Pies and Tarts, Cheddar Cheese, John Carter (movie), Superman (fictional character), Science and Technology
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Los Angeles Philharmonic and John Adams' 'The Gospel According to the Other Mary' info
Los Angeles Philharmonic What: World premiere of John Adams' "The Gospel According to the Other Mary" Where: Walt Disney Concert Hall, downtown L.A. When: 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Tickets: $53.25 to $185 Information:... -
'Sunbather' artists want a part of other parcels
The artists who installed the life-size "sunbathers" in an empty lot in downtown Los Angeles said they were pleased with the public's reactions — and may even have plans for other abandoned parcels around town.
"We're getting people to see things,"...Tags: Fine Artists, Arts and Culture, Artists
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'Sunbather' street artists wanted 'invisible' dirt lot noticed
L.A. NOWThe artists who installed the life-size "sunbathers" in an empty lot in downtown L.A. said they were pleased with the public’s reactions -- and may even have plans for more abandoned parcels around town.... -
The Morning Fix: 'Avengers' cruises. Harmon out at 'Community.'
After the coffee. Before figuring out the Boston subway system. The Skinny: I'm in Boston for the cable industry's big convention and, of course, it is supposed to rain! I'm also bummed the hotel doesn't offer free Wi-Fi. I'll make Marriott a deal....
Tags: The Avengers (tv program), John Carter (movie), ESPN (tv network), Satellite and Cable Service, Tourism and Leisure
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A look at Frank Gehry's set for 'Don Giovanni' at L.A. Phil
When you hire Frank Gehry to design a set for an opera production, you can be sure the famed architect won't deliver anything remotely conventional or literal-minded. Gehry's set for Mozart's "Don Giovanni" finally met the public on Friday at the first...
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Elaine Stritch salutes the Stephen Sondheim canon with savvy
The artistic sagacity of Stephen Sondheim met the personal veracity of Elaine Stritch on Saturday, when "Elaine Stritch Singin' Sondheim … One Song at a Time" strode into Walt Disney Concert Hall, leaving venue and audience ineffably...
Tags: Barbara Cook, Rob Bowman, Music Theater, Anne Sexton, Elaine Stritch
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Fox sues Dish over ad-blocking feature; Dish fires back
Fox Broadcasting Co. has sued Dish Network, becoming the first television network to fire a legal salvo over the satellite company's controversial new ad-skipping device called AutoHop. Dish, meanwhile, filed its own lawsuit, which asks a federal judge...
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