Walt Disney

"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." -Walt Disney

Walter Elias Disney

• Born: 12/5/1901
• Died: 12/15/1966
• 2 daughters
• Walt and Roy co-founded Walt Disney Productions 
• Won 22 Academy Awards 

overview

• Changed society 
• Made early animations 
• Created the famous, Mickey Mouse
• First animated movie with color

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Positive effects

• Made people believe
• Set an example for children and parents
• Let the next generations learn  
• Starting to make broadway shows

negative effects

• Boring, have the same story line
• Negative feelings towards others and their culture
• Some animations were racist

Citations

• Mollet, Tracey. ""With a smile and a song . . ." Walt Disney and the Birth of the American Fairy Tale." Marvels & Tales 1(2013):109. eLibrary. Web. 13 Feb. 2014.
• Jackson, Merlock, Kathy.. "Walt Disney: its persuasive products and cultural contexts.." Journal of Popular Film and Television 24. (1996):50(3).eLibrary. Web. 17 Feb. 2014.
• Robinson, Tom, et al. "The portrayal of older characters in Disney animated films." Journal of aging studies 21.3 (2007): 203-213.
• Zipes, Jack. "Breaking the Disney spell." From mouse to mermaid: The politics of film, gender, and culture (1995): 21-42.
• "Walt Disney Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2014.