Walt Disney s Life And Life - 2810 Words

No, Walt Disney did not invent the lightbulb, or the computer, but what he did do was revolutionize animations, cartoons, and make billions of peoples imagination and happiness go wild. â€Å"In bad times, and in good, I’ve never lost my Zest for life.† Walt Disney said this because that is how he felt about life, he knew there would be ups and downs, but the only way to get through them was to stay positive and enjoy everything life has to offer. Walter Elias Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 5, 1901. He is the fourth of five children, and his parent’s name’s are Elias and Flora Disney. His father was a very strict and religious man. Elias Disney would sometimes physically abuse his children. His father was working as a†¦show more content†¦He was also a cartoonist for the school paper. At age 16, he dropped out of school to join the army. He was rejected for being underage, so instead he joined the Red Cross. Red Cross sent him to France for a year, there, he drove an ambulance. After France, he went back to Kansas City in 1919, to work as a commercial illustrator. Later he made crude animated cartoons. He met cartoonist Ubbe Eert Iwwerks, better known as Ub Iwerks at Pesmin-Rubin Art Studio, where his brother Roy had gotten him a job. After that, Walt Disney worked at Kansas City Film Ad Company. From there, Walt Disney then decided to open his own animation business. He recruited Fred Harman as his first employee. Walt Disney and Fred Harman made a deal with a local Kansas City theater to screen their cartoons, which they called Laugh-O-Grams. The cartoons were well liked, and Walt Disney was able to buy his own studio for making cartoons. After a while though, the company had so much debt, it was forced to declare bankruptcy. Disney and his brother, Roy, soon pulled every penny they had and moved to Hollywood. Ub Iwerks also moved to California, and there the three began the Disney Brothers Studio. Th eir first deal was with New York distributor, Margaret Winkler. The deal was for their Alice Cartoon’s and their new character Oswald the lucky Rabbit. A few years later, Disney learned that Margaret Winkler and her husband, Charles Mintz, had stolen the rights to