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Walt Disney

Directors and Filmmakers

American animator and producer whose studio set the technical and commercial standards of the animation industry: synchronized sound with Steamboat Willie in 1928, and the first American cel-animated feature with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937. The company he co-founded grew into one of the largest media enterprises in the world.

Facts
Birth Year
1901 1
Death Year
1966 1
Nationality
American 1
Defining Contribution
Steamboat Willie, 1928; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937; the modern animation studio 1
Connections

Associated With

Animation, Media Forms
Source Encyclopedia Britannica
The Walt Disney Company, Organizations

Technologies Developed

Multiplane Camera, Technologies

William Garity built the advanced version for Walt Disney Studios in 1937.

Source Wikipedia

Works Created

Bambi, Landmark Works
Source Bambi (Wikipedia)
Sleeping Beauty, Landmark Works
Source Sleeping Beauty (1959 film) (Wikipedia)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Landmark Works

Produced by Walt Disney; supervising director David Hand led the credited directing team.

Source Encyclopedia Britannica
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1. Encyclopedia Britannica
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Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationTechnologies Developed: Multiplane Camera
Quote, Technologies Developed: Multiplane Camera
The movements are calculated and photographed frame by frame, with the result being an illusion of depth by having several layers of artwork moving at different speeds: the further away from the camera, the slower the speed.
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Bambi (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWorks Created: Bambi, Lead paragraph, opening sentence
Quote, Works Created: Bambi, Lead paragraph, opening sentence
Bambi is a 1942 American animated coming-of-age film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures, loosely based on Felix Salten's 1923 novel Bambi, a Life in the Woods.
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Sleeping Beauty (1959 film) (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWorks Created: Sleeping Beauty, Lead sentence, Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-09-12
Quote, Works Created: Sleeping Beauty, Lead sentence, Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-09-12
Sleeping Beauty is a 1959 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Film Distribution.
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