Walter Elias Disney was born on
December 5, 1901 in Chicago,
United States.
He was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor,
animator, businessman, entertainer, international icon, and generous donor. Walt Disney is famous for his influence
in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with
his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt
Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture
producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt
Disney Company, today has annual revenues of approximately U.S. $35 billion.
In 1906, when Walt Disney was four, Walt Disney
developed his love for drawing. One of their neighbors, a retired doctor named
“Doc” Sherwood, paid him to draw pictures of Sherwood’s horse, Rupert.
