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Note: The decision was made to consolidate all Disney publications under the name Walt Disney Company. This profile is for Walt Disney, the characters he created, and the company he founded. Any questions, please ask in the Librarian's Group.

Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt Note: The decision was made to consolidate all Disney publications under the name Walt Disney Company. This profile is for Walt Disney, the characters he created, and the company he founded. Any questions, please ask in the Librarian's Group.

Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt Disney Company, today has annual revenues of approximately U.S. $35 billion.

Disney is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, a character for which Disney himself was the original voice. He has been awarded four honorary Academy Awards and has won twenty-two competitive Academy Awards out of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual. He also won seven Emmy Awards. He is the namesake for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong.

Disney died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966. The following year, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971.

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) (commonly referred to as Disney) is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, the company was reincorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929. Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and travel. Taking on its current name in 1986, The Walt Disney Company expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theatre, radio, publishing, and online media. In addition, it has created new divisions of the company in order to market more mature content than it typically associates with its flagship family-oriented brands.

The company is best known for the products of its film studio, the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, today one of the largest and best-known studios in Hollywood. Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network; cable television networks such as Disney Channel, ESPN, and ABC Family; publishing, merchandising, and theatre divisions; and owns and licenses 11 theme parks around the world. On January 23, 2006, it was announced that Disney would purchase Pixar in an all-stock transaction worth $7.4 billion. The deal was finalized on May 5. On December 31, 2009, Disney Company acquired the Marvel Entertainment, Inc. for $4.24 billion. The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6, 1991. An early and well-known cartoon creation of the company, Mickey Mouse, is the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company.

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Walt Disney Company’s books

Average rating: 4.24 · 510,010 ratings · 15,432 reviews · 13,868 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dumbo: A Little Golden Book 4.30 avg rating — 24,950 ratings — published 1940 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 4.18 avg rating — 21,910 ratings — published 1812 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beauty and the Beast by Walt Disney Company, Ellen Titlebaum (Adaptation) 4.39 avg rating — 15,968 ratings — published 2002 — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too 4.40 avg rating — 14,700 ratings — published 1976 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pinocchio by Walt Disney Company, Campbell Grant (Adapter) 4.26 avg rating — 9,795 ratings — published 1940 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aladdin 4.35 avg rating — 8,498 ratings — published 1992 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alice in Wonderland 4.33 avg rating — 8,268 ratings — published 1865 — 61 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Jungle Book 4.24 avg rating — 7,987 ratings — published 1993 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Mermaid by Walt Disney Company, Stephanie Calmenson (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 8,612 ratings — published 1992 — 82 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cinderella by Walt Disney Company, Bill Lorencz (Illustratior) , Ron Dias (illustratior) 4.27 avg rating — 6,506 ratings — published 1974 — 98 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Walt Disney Company

Disney's Storybook Collection (30 books)
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W.I.T.C.H. Graphic Novels (19 books)
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Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Archive Series (4 books)
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ديزني كوميكس (Disney Comics) (19 books)
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4.14 avg rating — 1,098 ratings

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Quotes by Walt Disney Company

“The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.”
― Walt Disney Company, Mulan

tags: inspiration, life

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“Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever.”
― Walt Disney

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“It's kind of fun to do the impossible.”
― Walt Disney

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Polls

Who is your favorite Disney villain?

Maleficent

Sleeping Beauty (Disney Classic Series) by Walt Disney Company

22 votes, 19.5%

Hades

18 votes, 15.9%

Scar

17 votes, 15.0%

Yzma

The Emperor's New Groove by Hal Leonard Publishing Company

10 votes, 8.8%

Captain Hook

Peter Pan (Disney Classic Series) by Mouse Works

6 votes, 5.3%

Cruella de Vil

101 Dalmatians (Disney 101 Dalmatians) by Pamela Bobowicz

6 votes, 5.3%

Ursula

The Little Mermaid (Disney Princess, 2) by Walt Disney Company

6 votes, 5.3%

Mother Gothel

Disney Tangled (Little Golden Book) by Ben Smiley

6 votes, 5.3%

Gaston

Beauty and the Beast (Disney Classic Series) by Walt Disney Company

5 votes, 4.4%

Claude Frollo

The Hunchback of Notre Dame Novelisation (Disney Novelisation) by Walt Disney Company

3 votes, 2.7%

Hans

Frozen Little Golden Book (Disney Frozen) by Walt Disney Company

3 votes, 2.7%

Dr. Facilier

Princess and the Frog (Disney Princess and the Frog Limited Collector's Edition) by Walt Disney Company

2 votes, 1.8%

Lady Tremaine

Cinderella (Disney's Wonderful World of Reading) by Walt Disney Company

2 votes, 1.8%

Prince John

Robin Hood (Disney's Classic Storybook) by Walt Disney Company

2 votes, 1.8%

Zira

Simba's Pride (The Lion King II) by Walt Disney Company

2 votes, 1.8%

Queen of Hearts

Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland) by Walt Disney Company

1 vote, 0.9%

Edgar

1 vote, 0.9%

The Evil Queen

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney Classic Series) by Walt Disney Company

1 vote, 0.9%

Clayton

Tarzan (Disney's Wonderful World of Reading) by Walt Disney Company

0 votes, 0.0%

Governor Radcliffe

Pocahontas (Classic) by Walt Disney Company

0 votes, 0.0%

Jafar

Aladdin (Disney's Wonderful World of Reading) by Walt Disney Company

0 votes, 0.0%

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