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born Dec. 5, 1901, Chicago, Ill., U.S. died Dec. 15, 1966, Los Angeles, Calif. U.S. animator and entertainment executive. In the 1920s he joined with his brother Roy and his friend Ub Iwerks (1901-71) to establish an animation studio. Together they created Mickey Mouse, the cheerful rodent customarily drawn by Iwerks, with Disney providing the voice that starred in the first animated film with sound, Steamboat Willie (1928). The brothers formed Walt Disney Productions (later the Disney Co.) in 1929. Mickey Mouse's instant popularity led them to invent other characters such as Donald Duck, Pluto, and Goofy and to make several short cartoon films, including The Three Little Pigs (1933). Their first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), was followed by classics such as Pinocchio (1940), Fantasia (1940), and Cinderella (1950). A perfectionist, an innovator, and a skilled businessman, Walt Disney maintained tight control over the company in both creative and business aspects. He oversaw the company's expansion into live-action films, television programming, theme parks, and mass merchandising. By his death in 1966, Disney had transformed the family entertainment industry and influenced more than one generation of American children
{i} Walt Disney (1901-1966), Unites States cartoonist and film producer and maker, pioneer in the field of animated cartoons, founder of Disneyland