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Birth
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Creation of Disney Brothers Studio
He moved to California in the early 1920s and set up the Disney Brothers Studio with his brother Roy -
Creation of Mickey Mouse
With Ub Iwerks, Walt developed the character Mickey Mouse in 1928, his first highly popular success.He also provided the voice for his creation in the early years. -
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His movies
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Pinocchio, Fantasia (both 1940), Dumbo (1941), and Bambi (1942),were some of his most famous and successful animated movies. New animated and live-action films followed after World War II, including the critically successful Cinderella (1950) and Mary Poppins (1964), the latter of which received five Academy Awards. -
The Disneyland project
In 1955, he opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California. -
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Other known projects
During this time period,he was involved in planning the 1959 Moscow Fair, the 1960 Winter Olympics, and the 1964 New York World's Fair. -
EPCOT:The infinished project
In 1965, he began development of another theme park, Disney World, the heart of which was to be a new type of city, the "Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow" (EPCOT). -
Death
Disney was a heavy smoker throughout his life and died of lung cancer in December 1966 before either the park or the EPCOT project were completed.