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Date of Birth
Walter is born from his parents Elias and Flora. -
Family moved to Marceline, Missouri
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Family leaves farm to live in Kansas City
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First "Job"
Worked for the American Ambulance Corps in France. -
First Commercial Job
Recieved a job at the Posman-Rubin Commercial Art Studios, making small commercials for companies. -
Opened Self-managed Company
Walt meets Ub Iwwerks and forms Iwwerks-Disney Commercial Artists, only survives for a month. -
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Worked At Kansas City Slide Company
Incorporated his films "Laugh-O-Gram" with $15,000 from investors, and quits his job persueding Iwwerks to leave with him -
Declares Bankruptcy
Then moves to California where his brother ROy is already located to be a film director. -
Rents Office Space
Walt and Roy rent a small office space, where Roy operates second-hand camera, two women were hired for ink and paiting the celluloids, and Walt does the animation. -
Release First Movie
Shortly aftering naming their office space "Disney Bros. Studio," they released their first movie "Alice Comedies." -
Gets married
Walter Disney marries Lillian Bounds. -
Renames Studio to "Walt Disney Studio."
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Mickey Mouse is Created
After creating "Oswald" the bunny, and another company taking over the bunny, and taking Ub with them Walt created a new character. -
Held Disney Art Classes
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Creates Donald Duck Series
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Snow White is shown at Radio City Music Hall
Recieves over 8 million dollars and an academy award. -
"Dumbo" is released
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Fantasia is released
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Movie "Bambi" is released
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Cinderella is released
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T.V. show opens
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Opened theme park by invitation only
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Walt Passes Away