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"It's kind of fun to do the impossible."

"Laughter is America's most important export."

"We are not trying to entertain the critics. I'll take my chances with the public."

—  Walt Disney

Walt Disney entry at Wikipedia

Walt Disney Pictures Section on Magic Lantern's Movie Studios Page

Walt Disney & The Nine Old Men Section
at Magic Lantern's Animation Page

Walt Disney Family Museum

Walt Disney received a record 64 Oscar® nominations [1932-1969], and won 22 Academy Awards and 4 Honorary Oscars® He also won 6 awards at the Venice Film Festival (1934-50) France's Légion d'Honneur (1935) the Academy's Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1942) D.G.A. Honorary Life Member Award (1955) an Emmy as producer of the "Disneyland" TV program (1956) 7 Golden Laurel Awards (1961-67) the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1964) a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal (1968) a posthumous Winsor McCay Award (1975) and has two Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Links

Walt Disney entry at Wikipedia
Walt Disney credits at Internet Movie Database
Walt Disney Family Museum
listed #26 on Atlantic Monthly's "100 Most Influential Americans" (12/2006)
Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown Los Angeles, CA

Disney Pictures/Buena Vista Section on Magic Lantern's Movie Studios Page
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Magic Lantern's Disney Films Page

Early  Disney  Works

Walt Disney was working at an ad agency in Kansas City, Missouri and making ads for movie theaters from paper cutouts when he read a book on animation and decided to switch to ink-on-cel-based cartoons. He borrowed a camera from his employer to experiment with at home, and then went into business with fellow employee Ub Iwerks.

	"Animated Cartoons: How They Are Made, Their Origin & Development" [1920] by E.G. Lutz Applewood Books 8¼x5¼ pb [4/98] for $10.17
	"Walt In Wonderland: The Silent Films of Walt Disney" [1994] by Russell Merritt & J.B. Kaufman Johns Hopkins Univ Press 10½x9 pb [3/2000] out of print/used Johns Hopkins Univ Press 11¼x9¾ hardcover [3/94] out of print/used

Nelson's "Laugh-O-Grams"

Laugh-O-Gram Films, a partnership of Walt and brothers Fred Harman & Hugh Harman, made a deal with Kansas City movie exhibitor Frank L. Nelson for a series of cel-animation comedy shorts that were produced in 1922.

"The Legendary Laugh-O-Grams Fairy Tales by Walt Disney" [2006] contains exceptional copies of four 1922 Laugh-O-Grams cartoon shorts, the educational film "Tommy Tucker's Tooth" [also 1922] – transfered & compiled by Ray Pointer – and an excerpt from a rare audio interview with Rudolph Ising Inkwell Images b&w 60-minute DVD [10/2006] out of prodn/scarce DVD available at producer's website

"Alice In Cartoonland"

Walt and his employees began the Alice Comedies in Kansas City in 1923; the studio went bankrupt and all moved to Hollywood, continuing the series. The live-action girl was portrayed by Virginia Davis, Dawn O'Day, Margie Gay & Lois Hardwick and the stories involved her interactions with cartoon characters, including Julius the Cat. In all, Walt and company produced 57 'Alice' cartoons from 1923 to 1927.

"Alice In Cartoonland by Walt Disney: 35mm Collector's Set" [2007] includes fresh 35mm nitrate film transfers of 10 'Alice' shorts from 1925-27 and three Krazy Kids Cartoons (1930-31 sound re-issues of the rare "Life Cartoon Comedies" series); plus "Alice In Hollywood" featurette by J.B. Kaufman & Russell Merrit V.C.I. Ent. b&w DVD [2/2007] for $17.99 video compilation credits at IMDb "Alice In Cartoonland: The Original Alice Comedies by Walt Disney" [2000] ten shorts 1924-27, transfered & compiled by Ray Pointer Inkwell Images b&w DVD [11/2003] out of prodn/scarce DVD available at producer's website

"Oswald The Lucky Rabbit"
Oswald was the character that Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks drew for Universal from 1927-28;
when Universal gave the job to Walter Lantz, Walt started his own company.

Walt Disney Treasures: "The Adventures of Oswald The Lucky Rabbit" Hosted by Leonard Maltin; Disk 1 contains the 13 existing (of 26) Oswald b&w silent cartoons, plus a documentary short "Oswald Returns!"; Disk 2 contains 3 of the earlier "Alice" comedies; 3 sound cartoons: "Plane Crazy", "Steamboat Willie" & "The Skeleton Dance"; and the Ub Iwerks documentary "The Hand Behind The Mouse" [1999] Walt Disney Video color/b&w DVD set [12/2007] 2 disks for $24.99 Oswald The Rabbit entry at Wikipedia

And then Walt got this idea for a mouse character named Mortimer ...

Selected  Disney  Characters

"Mickey: Reelin' Through The Years" TV special [Wrightwood/Disney Channel 1995]
Co-produced & directed by Dan Boothe; not available on DVD; full credits at IMDb

	"Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters: From Mickey Mouse To Hercules" [orig 1987, rev 1998] by John Grant Disney Editions 12¾x9½ 3rd edition hardcover [12/98] out of print/used
	"Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse In Black and White" [2002 & 2004] Volume 1: Walt Disney Video b&w/color DVD [12/2002] 2 disks - out of prodn/many used Hosted & compiled by Leonard Maltin; 34 b&w cartoons, from 1928 to 1935, including "Steamboat Willie" debut; extras include rare pencil test, commentary, new interviews & hidden bonus Volume 2: Walt Disney Video b&w/color DVD [12/2004] 2 disks for $25.49 Hosted & compiled by Leonard Maltin; 40 b&w cartoons, from 1928 to 1935; extras include commentary, photo gallery, and "Mickey's Sunday Funnies" virtual comic strip
	"Vintage Mickey, 1928-1934" [2005] Buena Vista Home Ent. DVD [7/2005] for $17.99 nine early Mickey & Minnie cartoons: "Steamboat Willie" [1928], "Plane Crazy" [1928], "The Karnival Kid" [1929], "The Birthday Party" [1931], "The Castaway" [1931], "Mickey's Orphans" [1931], "Mickey's Revue" [1932], "Building A Building" [1933], and "Mickey's Steam Roller" [1934]

Selected  Disney  Movies

Walt Disney credits at Internet Movie Database

browse "Walt Disney Treasures Series" DVD sets at Amazon

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"Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs" animated feature [Disney/R.K.O. Dec 1937] Supervising director David Hand; Honorary Oscar to Walt Disney for 'significant screen innovation' (1939) in the form of one statuette and seven miniatures; listed on National Film Registry (1989); 'Snow White' has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; full credits from IMDb

"Pinocchio" animated feature
[Disney/R.K.O. Feb 1940; restored 1992]
Supervising directors Hamilton Luske & Ben Sharpsteen; won Oscars for Best Original Song & Best
Music Score; listed on National Film Registry (1994); full credits from IMDb

"Dumbo"  [Disney Oct 1941]

The stork delivers a baby elephant to Mrs. Jumbo at the circus, but the newborn's enormous ears lead to ridicule and the nickmname 'Dumbo'; he performs as part of the clown acts until his only friend, a mouse, helps him achieve his full potential. Supervising director Ben Sharpsteen; adapted from a book by Helen Aberson & Harold Perl; voices of Sterling Holloway, Edward Brophy & Verna Felton Disney 60th Anniv. color VHS [10/2001] for $20.99 Disney 60th Anniv. (Spanish) color VHS [10/2001] for $22.99 Disney 60th Anniv. color DVD [10/2001] for $23.99 Disney Records audio CD [3/2001] for $11.98 full credits from IMDb | play theme music "Dumbo March" [2min:16sec midi file]

The 'magic' black feather that Timothy Q. Mouse and the crows give to the mute, floppy-eared Dumbo stands for every religion, belief system and dogma of Mankind. When Dumbo loses the magic feather atop the diving tower, he must take action in the face of his fears on his own, just like humans must do each moment. see "The Tao of Dumbo" essay at Working Minds Philosophy website

"Bambi" [1942] /tt0034492/

"Cinderella" [1950] /tt0042332/

"Treasure  Island"  [Disney July 1950]

	Directed by Byron Haskin; based on the 1893 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson; starring Bobby Driscoll, Robert Newton, Basil Sydney, Walter Fitzgerald, Denis O'Dea. Finlay Currie, Geoffrey Keen & Geoffrey Wilkinson Disney color VHS [3/97] for $19.99 Disney color DVD [3/97] for $19.99 full credits from IMDb
	"Long John Silver: Return To Treasure Island" [TI/DCA Dec 1954 sequel] Directed by Byron Haskin; starring Robert Newton, Kit Taylor, Lloyd Berrell & Rod Taylor VCI color CinemaScope DVD [6/2006] for $9.99 Direct Source color VHS [6/99] for $3.99 Celebrity color VHS [1/87] out of stock/used full credits from IMDb

lots more "Treasure Island" stuff
(books, silent & sound features, TV movies & TV series, posters, links)
on Magic Lantern's "Treasure Island" Movies Page

"Alice In Wonderland" [1951]

"Peter Pan" (1953) /tt0046183/

"Sleeping Beauty" [1959] /tt0053285/

"Mary Poppins" [1964] /tt0058331/

"The Jungle Book" [1967] /tt0061852/

"Destino" [Disney/Buena Vista Dec 2003]

A collaboration between Walt Disney and Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali; begun but abandoned in 1946; later executive produced
by Roy E. Disney; directed by Dominique Monfery; Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short; full credits from IMDb

and lots more on
Magic Lantern's Disney Films Page

Works  About  Walt  Disney

browse biography books about Walt Disney

"Walt & El Grupo: The Untold Adventures" [Disney Sept 2009]   Feature-length documentary based on personal letters, home movies, sketches, and Disney family & studio archives about the 1941 trek to South America by Walt Disney and selected artists from his studio, at the request of the U.S. State Department, which was concerned about anti-American sentiment South of The Border. Members of the 1941 project included Walt & Lillian Disney, Frank Thomas (key animator), Norm Ferguson (producer), John Rose (business manager), Janet Martin Lansburgh (publicity), Jack Cutting (advance), Bill Cottrell (story) and Hazell Cottrell (Lilly Disney’s sister), Ted Sears (story), Webb Smith (story), Jim Bodrero (story sketch), Jack Miller (story sketch), Mary Blair (story & sketch), Larry Lansburgh (A.D. & camera), Herb Ryman (layout & camera), Lee Blair (layout & camera), and Chuck Wolcott (music) Produced by the Disney Family Foundation; written & directed by Theodore Thomas DVD/Blu-ray not yet available; full credits at IMDb • official movie site

"The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney [Mar 20, 2008] by Michael Barrier  

"Walt Disney: The Triumph of American Imagination" [Random House 2006]
by Neal Gabler 0-679-43822-X

"The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney & the American Way of Life" [2001]
by Steven Watts 0826213790

"Walt In Wonderland: The Silent Films of Walt Disney" [2000]
by Russell Merritt and J. B. Kaufman 0801864291

	"Disney: The First 100 Years" [1999] by Dave Smith & Steven Clark Hyperion hardcover [rev 2/2003] for $17.50 Hyperion hardcover [10/99] for $28.00
	"Building A Company: Roy O. disney and The Creation of An Entertainment Empire" [1998] by Bob Thomas Disney Editions 8x5¼ pb [7/99] out of print/used Disney Editions 9&fracx6¼ hardcover [7/98] for $19.96

"Disney's World: A Biography" [1985 & 2002] by Leonard Mosley 0-8128-8514-7

"The Disney Version: The Life, Times, Art & Commerce of Walt Disney" [Ivan R. Dee 1967]
by Richard Schickel 1-56663-158-0

"Walt Disney: An American Original" [] by Bob Thomas 0786860278

"The Quotable Walt Disney" [] 0786853328

"Babes In Tomorrowland: Walt Disney & The Making of The American Child, 1930-1960"
by Nicholas Sammond 0822334631

"Walt Disney (Conversations With Comic Artists Series)" []
by Kathy Merlock Jackson 1578067138

"How To Be Like Walt: Capturing The Disney Magic Every Day of Your Life" []
by Pat Williams & Jim Denney 0757302319

http://www.amazon.com/Walt-Disneys-Missouri-Creative-Genius/dp/0971708061/

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