Today is Walt Disney’s birthday- 12/5/1901

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Nancy Riggio, Fall Editor

American entrepreneur, voice actor, animator, and film producer, Walt Elias Disney, was born today on December 5, 1901 in Hermosa, Chicago Illinois.

Disney has won 22 Academy Awards from 59 nominations, two Golden Globe Special Achievement awards as well as an Emmy. He is also the founder of Disneyland, Walt Disney World and the creator of many famous cartoons like Mickey Mouse.

He also made movies like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, Bambi, Cinderella, Lady and the Tramp, Alice In Wonderland, Peter Pan, and many other classic movies.  

Walt Disney was known to be one of the most highly acclaimed and well-known motion-picture producers in the world.

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