Walt Disney
Walt
Disney (full name: Walter Elias “Walt” Disney) was born on 5th
December, 1901 in Chicago, USA. He started his career as cartoonist,
animator, screenwriter, voice actor and went on to become American
business magnate, producer, director and philanthropist. Along with his
brother he co-founded “The Walt Disney Company”, one of the major motion
picture production companies in the world. It had annual revenue of
approximately US$45 billion in the 2013 financial year.
During
his lifetime, he received four honorary Academy Awards and won 22
Academy Awards from a total of 59 nominations. Disney also won seven
Emmy Awards.
