Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walt Disney (1901–1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur who pioneered the animated feature film and created an enduring tradition of family entertainment. Raised partly on a farm in Marceline, Missouri, he loved drawing from childhood, and his first studio, in Kansas City, went bankrupt. His turning point came in 1928, when, after losing the rights to an early cartoon character, he and his collaborator Ub Iwerks created Mickey Mouse, who appeared that year in the sound cartoon Steamboat Willie. Working with his brother Roy, he built their studio through steady innovation, and in 1937 released Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length cel-animated feature film. In 1955 he opened Disneyland in California, a theme park designed for parents and children to enjoy together. He drew widely on classic fairy tales and won 22 competitive Academy Awards, more than any other individual.
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Beloved Storytellers for Children
Rudyard Kipling delighted young readers with The Jungle Book and the Just So Stories. J.R.R. Tolkien first shared The Hobbit with his own children, and his friend C.S. Lewis wrote the seven Chronicles of Narnia. Walt Disney brought classic tales to the screen; The Jungle Book (1967), adapted from Kipling, was the last animated feature he personally oversaw. Fred Rogers spoke to children with kindness and respect for more than three decades on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
Pioneering Filmmakers of Hollywood
Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and starred in silent comedies such as The Kid (1921) and The Gold Rush (1925), creating the beloved Little Tramp. Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense, refined visual storytelling in films such as Rear Window and Vertigo. Walt Disney produced Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), the first full-length cel-animated feature. Orson Welles made Citizen Kane (1941) at twenty-five. Together they helped turn film into a major art form.
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