Walter Elias Disney was an American Business Magnate and a filmmaker.
But he was one of the greatest Cartoonists this world has ever seen. It
is particularly true when we are thinking of one cartoon. When we are
thinking of one character created by a cartoonist which has survived
more than a century. The character is Mickey Mouse.
Of and on Mickey Mouse makes fashion statements on t-shirts, sweat
shirts and children pajamas. It appears that the character is going to
live another century. Walter also created Donald duck and Goofy. These
are also good but nothing to beat Mickey Mouse. He won 22 academy awards
including a record of four in just one year. It gave him the honor of
being one with maximum nominations (59) and 22 awards.
Disney Land theme parks in US, Japan, France and Hong Kong are the
places which attract tourists from all over the world. If the family
travels with children there is no way that they could miss the Disney
lands if they are visiting that particular country.
He died on December 15 1996 from longue cancer in California. He had
created a large number of animated shorts and future films. The company
created these parks and animation studio which bears his name. At times
we think how could a cartoonist create a cartoon that transcends the
limits of time and space. What Shakespeare is to drama and literature,
Walt Disney is to entertainment particularly for the children.
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