Walt Disney

Walt Disney

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actor
writer
inventor
🇺🇸United States
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Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards won (22) and nominations (59) by an individual.

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Lifespan
1901 – 1966
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Born in
Chicago
Educated at
Kansas City Art InstituteCentral High SchoolMcKinley High School
Awards
🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 Order of the Southern Cross🏆 Order of the Aztec Eagle

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