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Carman Maxwell. Owner. Walt Disney. The Laugh-O-Gram Studio (also called Laugh-O-Gram Studios) was an animation studio located on the second floor of the McConahay Building at 1127 East 31st in Kansas City, Missouri, that operated from June 28, 1921, to October 16, 1923. In the early years of animation, the studio was home to many of the ...
In the summer of 1911, Elias and Flora Disney moved their family, including 16-year-old Roy, 9-year-old Walt, and 7-year-old Ruth, from Marceline, Missouri, to Kansas City in hopes of a more ...
The real estate boom of the mid-1880s saw the first mention of a "Hyde Park" in Kansas City. Originally platted in the present-day neighborhood of Hanover Place in 1886, equidistant from the growing cities of Westport and Kansas City, the area soon grew to include land east of what is now Gillham Road. [3][4] Designed and built as an exclusive ...
Electric Park, year unknown. Electric Park was the name shared by two amusement parks in Kansas City, Missouri, US, that were constructed by Joseph Heim (then president of the Heim Brothers Brewery) and his brothers Michael and Ferdinand Jr. and run by them. [1] The first was built next to the Heim Beer brewery in 1899; the second, a larger one ...
Walt Disney (1901–1966), animator and founder of The Walt Disney Company, spent four childhood years on a farm near Marceline. The family moved to Kansas City, Missouri where he founded the animation studio Laugh-O-Gram Studio. Main Street, U.S.A. in Disney theme parks worldwide was inspired by his childhood in Marceline. [15]
In 1921, American animators Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks founded Laugh-O-Gram Studio in Kansas City, Missouri. [7] Iwerks and Disney went on to create short films at the studio. The final one, in 1923, was entitled Alice's Wonderland and depicted child actress Virginia Davis interacting with animated character
If 2023 was the year of big concerts in Kansas City, then 2024 appears destined to be the year of big ears. As in Mickey Mouse ears. “Disney100: The Exhibition” will open May 24 in Union ...
In July 1924, Disney also hired Iwerks, persuading him to relocate to Hollywood from Kansas City. [42] In 1926, [43] the first official Walt Disney Studio was established at 2725 Hyperion Avenue; the building was demolished in 1940. [44]