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Famous Missourian’s name__Walter Elias Disney__________ Hometown_______Marceline, Missouri_________________ Date of Birth_______December 5, 1901________________ Date of Death______December 15, 1966_______________ What makes this person famous? Walt Disney was a cartoonist and a motion picture producer.
He created characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Snow
White. He won a record of 32 Academy Awards for motion pictures.
How does your town commemorate this famous Missourian? Every year in September we have a Toonfest celebrating Walt Disney in Marceline. We have Walt Disney’s Hometown Museum in Marceline and also a Disney Complex. The Museum is housed in the Santa Fe Depot. It contains artifacts of the Disney family, and is open to the public. The Disney complex includes a swimming pool, ballfields, and playgrounds. We also have a school named after him. It is called Walt Disney Elementary. _________________________________________________________ Other interesting facts: Walt Disney moved to Marceline at a young age. His family came from Chicago, Illinois. He had three brothers and one sister. As a child Walt liked to draw. Paper was hard to come by, so he drew on toilet paper with coal. By the age of seven he started selling his drawings to neighbors. Disney married Lillian Bounds on July 13, 1925. They had two daughters, Diane and Sharon. In 1927, sound was added to Walt’s motion pictures and color would be added later. His cartoon “Flowers and Trees” was the first cartoon in full color. In 1937, Walt made the first full-length animated film called “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. Disney later created many films such as Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, Cinderella and many more. In 1955 Disney had created and opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Many of the attractions at the park are based on his creations. In Walt’s last years, he planned on making a big park in Florida, which is now called Walt Disney World. The Walt Disney Company carried on his work after his death.
These pictures hang in the lobby at Walt Disney Elementary
This is the tile on the floor located in the hallway.
This is Walt’s school desk, books, and picture in the
hall.
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