BLOCK 4, SARAH & MCKENZIE

CHILDHOOD

• He was born in Chicago,IL on December 5th 1901.
• In 1906, he moved to a farm in MO and first learned how to draw.
• The farm failed in 1911 and then he moved to Kansas City.
• There, he delivered papers for his father and fell in love with movies.
• He moved back to Chicago in 1917.
• He drew cartoons for his yearbook and took art classes.

YOUNG ADULT YEARS

• He joined the American Ambulance Corps in France as WW1 ended.
• He kept his day job but also made Laugh-O-Gram until bankruptcy.
• At age 21 he moved to California.

HISTORICAL FACTS

• Parents: Elias Disney & Flora Call
• Full name: Walter Elias Disney
• Walt made Laugh-O-Grams with Ub Iwerks.
• Walt and his brother, Roy, made Disney Bros which was located in Los Angeles (1923).
• He married Lillian Bounds in 1925.

SOME FILMS

• Three Little Pigs:1933
• Pinocchio: 1940
• Dumbo:1941
• Bambi:1942
• Cinderella: 1950
• Alice in wonderland: 1951
• Mary Poppins: 1964
• Peter Pan: 1953
• Lady and the Tramp: 1955
• Winnie the Pooh: 1966

THE FACTS

• He attended the Chicago Institute of Art in the evening and also attended high school during the day
• Characteristics: vision, rhetorical skills, image and trust building, and personalized leadership
• He developed programs to help children develop artistically
• "All our dreams come true if we have the courage to pursue them."-Walt Disney
• "It's kinda fun to do the impossible."-Walt Disney
• He had embodied inspirational motivation.

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

• "Beginnings: Walt Disney's Early Years (1901-1923)" 2015. Retrieved from Walt Disney Family Museum: www.waltdisney.org/beginnings-walt-disney's-early-years-1901-1923. This source summarizes Walt Disney's childhood history and teenage years. It helped us find out about his personal history.
• Langer,Mark "Disney,Walt" 2000. Retrieved from: www.anb.org/articles/18/18-00309.html This source summarizes Walt Disney's history throughout his life.This helped with personal history,choices,and actions.
• " Disney Timeline" 2015. Retrieved from Walt Disney family museum: www.waltdisney.org/timeline#9. This source was a timeline with important events in Walt's early years. This helped with personal history.
• "Walt Disney-transformational leader" 2013. Retrieved from Pennstate: Sites.psu.edu/leadership/2013/10/30/Walt-Disney-transformational-leader. This source had a lot of useful information about his life. It helps with character, personal history,quotes/words,actions, and choices.