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Walt Disney. Walter Elias Disney (/ ˈdɪzni / DIZ-nee; [2] December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy ...
Year Events Notable film releases 1923 In Los Angeles, Walt Disney sells his short live-action cartoon reel titled "Alice's Wonderland", produced by Laugh-O-Gram. [1] Soon after, Walt and his brother Roy sign a contract to make 6 more such films, called Alice Comedies, which New York-based Margaret J. Winkler would distribute at $1,500 per reel.
Robert Alan Iger (/ ˈ aɪ ɡ ər /; born February 10, 1951) [3] is an American media executive who is chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company. [4] He previously was the president of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) between 1994 and 1995 and president and chief operating officer (COO) of Capital Cities/ABC, from 1995 until its acquisition by Disney in 1996.
Beauty and the Beast is a 2017 American musical romantic fantasy film directed by Bill Condon from a screenplay by Stephen Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos.Produced by Walt Disney Pictures with Mandeville Films, [1] [6] it is a live-action/animated remake of Disney's 1991 animated film Beauty and the Beast, itself an adaptation of Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's version of the fairy tale ...
Tangled is a 2010 American animated musical adventure fantasy comedy film [3] produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.Loosely based on the German fairy tale "Rapunzel" in the collection of folktales published by the Brothers Grimm, the film was directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard (in the former's feature directorial debut), and produced by Roy Conli ...
In October 2016, it was reported that Disney was developing a live-action adaptation of Aladdin, with Guy Ritchie signed to direct the film. John August wrote the script, which reportedly retains the musical elements of the original film, while Dan Lin is attached as producer. [168] Lin revealed that they were looking for a diverse cast. [169]
Walt Disney Productions. April 17, 1980. The Watcher in the Woods. June 25, 1980. Herbie Goes Bananas. The Last Flight of Noah's Ark. March 6, 1981. The Devil and Max Devlin. March 20, 1981.
1917–1919. Battles/wars. World War I. Roy Oliver Disney (/ ˈdɪzni / DIZ-nee; [1] June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971) [2] was an American businessman who co-founded The Walt Disney Company with his younger brother Walt Disney. He also served as the company's first CEO and was the father of Roy E. Disney.