Life of Walt Disney

Ever imagine what it would have been like if there was no comic in life. No comedy characters like Charlie Chaplin and no animations like Mickey Mouse. Thanks to the iconic personality of Walt Disney who made the dream come true to entertain people for years, decades and centuries. This man had a charismatic personality with ability to preserve past and foresee future. Walt had visualized the future of technology, therefore used his imaginations, creativity and optimism to transform the world of entertainment by presenting series over series of successful comic and cartoon characters.

On December 5, 1901, Elias Disney and Flora Call Disney were blessed with a child named Walt Disney. He had three brothers and one sister. Born in Chicago, Walt and his family migrated to Marceline Missouri where he spent his time coloring his childhood. He had keen interest in nature and his entrepreneurial skills were activated at the age of seven when he used to sell his drawing and paintings in his neighborhood.  Walt had gone to McKinley High School with his core subjects drawing and photography. His drawing abilities were polished in Academy of Fine Arts.

Drawing had not been his only hobby; in his school life he had acquired the skills of acting and performing. He used to imitate his silent screen character Charlie Chaplin in front of his friends. He would also involve in storytelling with the chalk illustration on the blackboard. He used to also perform comical skits at night by sneaking out of the house as he was not permitted by his father.

One of the facts which are not known to many is that he tried to be part of the military in First World War but got rejected as he was underage. He was though appointed as an ambulance driver by the Red Cross and guess what? His ambulance was covered with Disney cartoons.

He started out his career in commercial arts lead by animation, where he would produce short films for the locals. The Alice Comedies was Walt’s first series of a real girl adventure in animated world and after that the company Laugh-O-Grams got bankrupt. He then went to Hollywood, despite only $40 in his pockets, carefree of his past failure, to explore the city of entertainment. His brother was settled in California awaiting him with $250 only, with the brothers’ combined effort $500 were further raised through debts. $750 was used to establish a production house in their uncle’s garage. With his effort, courage and positivity, Walt Disney became one of the top-notch of Hollywood society.

Walt got married on July 13, 1925 to his employee, Lillian Bounds and instead of socializing with the Hollywood society he preferred spending time with his wife and his two daughters, Diane and Sharon. He did not used to speak much but when he did he used to leave the company spell-bounded with his dreams and ventures.  

When Technicolor was invented, Walt Disney owned the patent for it for two years where only he was authorized to make color pictures. The first award won by the Disney movies was for Flowers and Trees in 1932 by the Academy Awards. Walt Disney kept giving one after another hit movies named Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Fantasia and Bambi.

By 1940 Walt Disney Company (DIS) was grown to above thousand employees and in Second World War, 945 of company’s resources were busy in Government Work. Walt Disney has always supported US government with his immense support by producing military art works for motivating armed men.

The dream of Walt Disney of Organized Amusement Park came into realization in 1955 with name of Disneyland Park. This $17 million investment had multiplied in very short time and it has entertained countless people up till now including Kings, Royals, and Princess.

Out of 81 movies produced by the Walt Disney Studio, 32 won Academy Awards. The charismatic character of Walt Disney was diagnosed with lung cancer caused by chain smoking for decades. He died at the age of 65 in 1966. Initially it was believed that his body was preserved through cryogenics. But rumor proved to be false years later, he was cremated after death.