1. Walt Disney
By: Sarah Gonzales
BIM-I – 4th
Fricke
11/4/10

2. Basic History
• December 5, 1901 in Chicago Illinois.
• Farm in Marceline, Missouri
• Age of seven sold small sketches and drawings
• Animals and nature (schoolwork)

3. College Attended
• 1 Year of high school in Chicago
• Drawing and photography (Academy of Fine
Arts)

4. Prior Work and Experience
• Tried to join the army at age 16
• Red Cross
• Began in the field of commercial art
• Sold newspapers, popcorn and sodas for a
summer job

5. Information on Company
• Media networks, parks and resorts, studio
entertainment and consumer products
• 1920 – became cartoonist (Mickey Mouse)
• 1937 – more admiring films (Snow White)
• Live-action Treasure Island 1951
• Family-friendly program The Wonderful World
of Disney (stable from 1954-83)

6. Information on Company Cont.
• Disneyland in Anaheim, California
• Florida, Tokyo, France and Hong Kong.
• Television and radio broadcasting (Disney
Radio), helped launch careers.
Anaheim, California Orlando, Florida
Tokyo
Paris, France

7. About his Position
He Created:
• Animations
• Fictional Characters; Mickey Mouse
• Theme parks
• Movies

8. How did he build it up?
• Loved drawing
• Started with animations
• Short films
• Movies
• Television and Radio
• Theme parks and Resorts

9. How he died
• Los Angeles
• December 15, 1966
• 65 years old
• Long time smoker
• Lung cancer