Walt Disney
- Biography
- Walt Disney has become a 20th century icon of Americana. Like many mythic American figures, he had a humble beginning, an ambitious entrepreneurial spirit, and a passion for modern technology.
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- Born
- December 05, 1901
- Died
- December 15, 1966
Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Animated Short Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day |
| 1964 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Picture Mary Poppins |
| 1962 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Animated Short A Symposium on Popular Songs |
| 1961 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Animated Short Aquamania |
| 1960 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Animated Short Goliath II (1960) |
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Travolta Family Makes First Red Carpet Appearance Since Jett's Death
11/09/09 **EXCLUSIVE** Barbra Streisand, John Travolta, Ella Bleu Travolta and Kelly Preston at the World Premiere Walt Disney Pictures "Old Dogs" on November 09, 2009 at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. | Popeater Movies -
Walt Disney film topper resigns
11/09/09 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group president Mark Zoradi has resigned. | The Hollywood Reporter -
Cool book alert: 'The Art of Osamu Tezuka'
11/09/09 OK, so Astro Boy hasn't exactly taken the box office by storm. | Pop Candy -
Initial Plans Approved For Shanghai Disneyland
11/04/09 After nearly a decade of on-again, off-again negotiations, the Walt Disney Co. and the municipal government of Shanghai have settled on a plan to create a $3.59-billion Disneyland-type theme park in the model city, the Chinese government confirmed early today (Wednesday). | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) -
U.K. exhibitor inks digital deals
11/01/09 U.K. based Digital Deployment Associates signed long-term deals with 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures International and Walt Disney Studios to roll out digital projectors and technology across Odeon and UCI Cinemas Group, the parties said Sunday. | The Hollywood Reporter -
Miley Cyrus 'stalker' pleads guilty to resisting arrest, gets probation
10/30/09 A 53-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday to resisting police outside the set of a Miley Cyrus movie on the Georgia coast after prosecutors agreed to drop charges that he tried to stalk the teen pop star. | New York Post - New York NY -
Disney building Santa Clarita prod'n facility
10/28/09 The Walt Disney Co. is planning to build a 12-stage production facility at its Golden Oak Ranch in the Santa Clarita Valley, which primarily will serve the production needs of ABC Studios. | The Hollywood Reporter -
High-tech key to the kingdom
10/23/09 Hollywood's homevideo divisions have their heads in the clouds. | Variety -
Capone's Art-House Round-Up with Disney's WALT & EL GRUPO and Uma Thurman's miserable MOTHERHOOD!!!
10/23/09 Truly one of the most interesting tales I've ever heard about the early years of Walt Disney Studios is the one that took place when the still fledgling company experienced its first strike (by certain low-paid artists who wanted to get paid as much or around the same as the studio's top animators). | Ain't It Cool News -
Mr. Beaks's Day Of Disney! PRINCESS AND THE FROG Glimpsed! The Walt Disney Archives Visited! Disneyland Befouled!
10/22/09 I am thirty-five years old, and I am visiting Disneyland for the first time. | Ain't It Cool News