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.
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Defining ContributionSteamboat Willie, 1928; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937; the modern animation studio 2 Walt Disney
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William Garity built the advanced version for Walt Disney Studios in 1937.
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Produced by Walt Disney; supervising director David Hand led the credited directing team.
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Disney won another Honorary Academy Award, which consisted of one full-sized and seven miniature Oscar statuettes.
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He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors.
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D23 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
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for Charles Mintz, who contracted with Universal for the distribution.
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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.
Bambi (Wikipedia)
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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.
Sleeping Beauty (1959 film) (Wikipedia)
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Sleeping Beauty is a 1959 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Film Distribution.
Steamboat Willie - Wikipedia
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Steamboat Willie is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
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