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1901-1966. US filmmaker who became a pioneer
of family entertainment. He and his brother
established an animation studio in Hollywood
in 1923, and his first Mickey Mouse animated
cartoon (Plane Crazy) appeared in black and
white 1928. Steamboat Willie 1928 was his
first Mickey Mouse cartoon in color. He
developed the `Silly Symphony,` a type of
cartoon based on the close association of
music with the visual image, such as Fantasia
1940. His many feature-length cartoons
include Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1938
(his first), Pinocchio 1939, Dumbo 1941,
Bambi 1942, Cinderella 1950, Alice in
Wonderland 1952, and Peter Pan 1953.
Published materials such as books, magazines,
comic books, and records accompanied his
films and helped make his animated characters
beloved throughout the world.
From 1953, when The Living Desert was shown,
Disney made some remarkable nature-study
films. Wholesome features with human casts
began with Treasure Island 1950, Davy
Crockett 1955, The Swiss Family Robinson
1960, and Mary Poppins 1964. Disney produced
the first television series in color 1961. He
also originated 1955 the concept of pleasure
parks, of which Disneyland, California, was
the first. Walt Disney World, near Orlando,
Florida, 1971, includes the Epcot
(Experimental Prototype Community of
Tomorrow) Center 1982, a cross between a
science museum and a theme park. There are
also parks in Tokyo, Japan, and near Paris,
France.