Walt Disney used creativity, determination, and honor to create the wonderful world of Disney. Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago Illinois, to his father, Elias Disney, an Irish-Canadian, and his mother, Flora Call Disney, who was of German-American descent (A., Brad). Walter is named after Reverend Walter Parr. Walt was the fourth child out of four boys and a girl (Reese). He was an extremely talented child, exhibiting tremendous creativity at such a young age. Walt began drawing pictures in the 1st grade and continued until the day he died. Another of his exceptional talents was acting. Walt enjoyed each opportunity to perform on stage or in class. Walt got bored with school however and dropped out at the age of 16 (Disney, Walt Encarta). He immediately got a job as a waiter on a train line and kept this job until the U.S. entered the war. Walt had a great desire to join the army, but was rejected because he was too young. Since he still desired to !.
have some role in the war he became a volunteer with the Red Cross. Within a week he was sent to the front and didn't return for one to two years (Mosely). When Walt returned from he war he told his father that he wanted to become an animator, but his father did not approve. Walt ignored his father's advice and enrolled in art school.
Disney Productions is one of the leading entertainment businesses; bringing tremendous profits not to mention the joy it brings many people. It was not always easy for Disney however. Walt Disney's life was devoted to the arts and entertainment almost from birth. However, Walt's fortunes and fame didn't take form until his creation of Mickey Mouse (Encyclopedia of World Biography).
Walt Disney transformed the entertainment industry, into what we know today. He pioneered the fields of animation, and found new ways to teach, and educate (A, Brad). Before leaving home at 16 to join the Red Cross Ambulance Corps during World War I, Walt discovered that he could escape his dad's, as well as life's meanness in art classes.
