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Walt Disney
Disney was born on December 5, 1901, in Hermosa
Illinois. He and his brother Roy co-founded Walt Disney Productions, which became one of the best-known motion-picture production companies in the world.
Disney was an innovative animator and created the cartoon character Mickey Mouse. He won 22 Academy Awards
during his lifetime, and was the founder of theme parks Disneyland and Walt Disney World. As an animator and -
the beginning of animation
GERTIE THE DINOSAUR, is considered the first cartoon to feature an appealing character -
FELIX THE CAT
musical mews and feline follies introduced Felix the cat- often considered the first animated movie star. -
STEAMBOAT WILLIE
featuring Mickey Mouse—becomes the first cartoon with the sound printed on the film,
and is the first notable success for Walt Disney Studios, founded in Los Angeles in 1923. -
THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN ANIMATION
During what many consider to be the “Golden Age” of animation, theatrical cartoons became an integral part of popular culture. These years are defined by the rise of Walt Disney (Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Silly Symphonies), Warner Brothers, MGM, and Fleischer (Betty Boop, Popeye). -
MERRIE MELODIES
Warner Brothers Cartoons founded create Merrie Melodies series. -
Snow White
Walt Disney releases Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first animated
feature to use hand-drawn animation. -
THE AMERICAN TELEVISION ERA
The animation industry began to adapt to the fact that television continued its rise as the
entertainment medium of choice for American families. Studios created many cartoons for TV, using a “limited animation” style. By the mid ‘80s, with help from cable channels such as The Disney Channel and Nickolodeon, cartoons were ubiquitous on TV. -
THE SIMPSONS
The Simpsons is an American adult animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated program, and in 2009 it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series. -
TOY STORY
Toy Story, the first fully computer-animated
feature film, was released. -
BIG HERO 6
Big Hero 6 is the first Disney animated film
to feature Marvel Comics characters