December 5: Walt Disney was born (1901)

Walt Disney

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney, co-founder of the Walt Disney Company with his brother Roy Disney, was born. Walt Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entertainer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. The Walt Disney Company became the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Its revenue in the fiscal year 2010 was US $38 billion. Walt Disney was an innovator in animation and theme park design. Disney received his first Academy Award for the creation of Mickey Mouse. Disney's animation movies and cartoon series include Popeye the Sailor, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi, Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan, to name a few. Disney animation movies have been popular around the world and are often viewed as a symbol of the American capitalism or cultural invasion in some countries. One thing clear is there are many people grown up with his animation. Walt Disney passed away on December 15, 1966.