Walter Elias Disney (/ ˈdɪzni / DIZ-nee; [2] – ) 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.

Walt Disney (1901–66) was an American film and TV producer who pioneered animated cartoon films and created the characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. He also planned and built the amusement park Disneyland and had begun a second one, Walt Disney World, before his death.

Walt Disney. Producer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Walter Elias Disney was born on in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Flora Disney (née Call) and Elias Disney, a Canadian-born farmer and businessperson. He had Irish, German, and English ancestry.

Walter "Walt" Elias Disney was an American entrepreneur, businessman, animator, voice actor, producer, director, writer, and the eponymous founder of The Walt Disney Company.

Walter Elias Disney ( – ) was an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is most remembered for being a leading pioneer in animation and innovative amusement parks.

Born in 1901, Walt Disney was an international celebrity by the time he was 30 and hailed a genius before he was 40.

Disney came from humble beginnings. Born in Chicago on , Walt Disney, the fourth of five children, moved with his family to a farm in Marceline, Missouri, when he was four.