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Mickey Mouse is an American cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.The longtime icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white gloves.
To replace Oswald, Disney and Iwerks developed Mickey Mouse, possibly inspired by a pet mouse that Disney had adopted while working in his Laugh-O-Gram studio, although the origins of the character are unclear. [52] [g] Disney's original choice of name was Mortimer Mouse, but his wife Lillian thought it too pompous, and suggested Mickey instead.
As the mastermind behind Mickey Mouse and the entire Disney enterprise, his life’s work has inspired children and adults alike for decades. And when he passed away due to lung cancer in 1966 ...
Gillespie auditioned for The Mickey Mouse Club in March 1955. She originally auditioned as a dancer, but she sang "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" and was hired. [5] She was the leading female singer of the Mouseketeers (opposite the leading male singer Tommy Cole), and appeared on the program for all three seasons of its original run.
In 1932, Walt Disney received an honorary Oscar for the creation of Mickey Mouse, who was introduced in 1928 and appeared in more than three dozen cartoon shorts over the next few years.
Mickey Mouse is a brand unto itself. The iconic character edges out Jesus and Elvis as the most reproduced image in the world. Yes, that's right: Mickey Mouse really is bigger than Jesus.
Lillian suggested that he rename his character "Mickey Mouse", a name which has since become synonymous with the Disney brand. Walt Disney died from lung cancer on December 15, 1966, after which Lillian remarried, to John L. Truyens (a Southern California real estate developer) from 1969 until his death in 1981. On December 15, 1997, Lillian ...
Wayne Anthony Allwine (February 7, 1947 – May 18, 2009) [1] was an American voice actor, sound effects editor and foley artist.He was best remembered as the third official voice of Mickey Mouse in English (following Walt Disney and Jimmy MacDonald) and the first official casting following the establishment of Disney Character Voices International in 1988.