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Walt Disney - The First Imagineer

Walt Disney was a man bursting with CREATIVITY. He imagined so many wonderful ways to entertain people and he decided to share his creative ideas. Walt was a great artist, so he created cartoon characters, like Mickey Mouse, to make people laugh. He also imagined and designed Disneyland and Walt Disney World, where everyone could go and have fun. That's some awesome imagining!

Videos:

"Dr. Denenberg talks about Walt Disney"
view: WMV | MOV

Quotes:

"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. "

"All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. "

"Animation offers a medium of story telling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in the world. "

"I believe in being an innovator. "

... more Walt Disney quotes

Dec 5, 1901 - Dec 15, 1966

Virtue: Creativity

What are some ways you can share your new ideas with others?

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Trading Card

Real American Heroes trading card of hero Walt Disney and virtue Creativity, back side

Production Information

Card #19 of 25

# of Cards Printed = 1934

Diamond = 96

Ruby = 202

Emerald = 291

Sapphire = 372

Topaz = 973

# of Productions = 14

First Printing = 2007-05-30

# of Editions = 1

Front

Back

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Fun Facts

He was the voice of Mickey Mouse for two decades.
He won more Oscars than anyone else -- 32.
When Walt was younger he was hired to work at the Kansas City Star newspaper. He was later fired from the paper because of lack of creativity. Years later The Disney Company bought ABC which owned The Kansas City Star. How strange that he was fired becaus
"Disney" is actually a changed version of Walt's family's original name. The original name was D'Isigny.
... additional facts are listed on the Walt Disney trading card

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Links

Personal and Corporate History - From the official disney site with links to further resources.

http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/complete_history.html

Biography and more - JustDisney.com, originally just "The Walt Disney Website" has been up and running since July of 1999. The site features new facts and information about Walt Disney's life, ideas, and creations.

http://www.justdisney.com/walt_disney/

Online Encyclopedia - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney

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Books, etc.

Here are some additional resources about Walt Disney.


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List Of Heroes

Jane Addams Susan B. Anthony Clara Barton Mary McLeod Bethune Elizabeth Blackwell Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta Roberto Clemente Walt Disney Thomas Edison Albert Einstein Benjamin Franklin Milton Hershey Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lewis & Clark & Sacagawea Abraham Lincoln George C. Marshall John Muir Rosa Parks Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey Eleanor Roosevelt Jonas Salk Harry S Truman Harriet Tubman George Washington

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