1.) Walt Disney was named after the create
2.) Walt Disney won a total of 32 Oscar Awards- more than anyone else ever has!- during his 43 year career. He also was nominated 64 times. Disney also won 48 Academy Awards, 7 Emmy Awards, France's Legion of Honor and Officer D'Adademie, the Presidential Freedom Medal and many more honors and awards for his creative work.
3.) Walter Elias Disney won a special Academy Award in 1932 for creating the cartoon character named Mickey Mouse. Following the lovable mouse were Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto and a host of other characters.
4.) Another interesting fact about Walt Disney is that he often spent his lunchtimes seated at his desk. Not because he couldn't afford to go out and buy his lunch, of course. According to About.com, Disney's choice meal was chili with beans, tomato juice and soda crackers.
5.) Walter Elias Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 5, 1901. After years of chain-smoking, Disney passed away on December 15, 1966 from lung cancer.
6.) At times, Walt Disney used the names "Retlaw Elias Yensid" or "Retlaw Yensid". These are both his real name spelled backwards. In the movie "Fantasia", Disney named the sorcerer "Yen Sid"- the letters of "Disney" reversed.
7.) In 2009,The Walt Disney Family Museum opened in the Presidio of San Fransico.
2.) Walt Disney won a total of 32 Oscar Awards- more than anyone else ever has!- during his 43 year career. He also was nominated 64 times. Disney also won 48 Academy Awards, 7 Emmy Awards, France's Legion of Honor and Officer D'Adademie, the Presidential Freedom Medal and many more honors and awards for his creative work.
3.) Walter Elias Disney won a special Academy Award in 1932 for creating the cartoon character named Mickey Mouse. Following the lovable mouse were Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto and a host of other characters.
4.) Another interesting fact about Walt Disney is that he often spent his lunchtimes seated at his desk. Not because he couldn't afford to go out and buy his lunch, of course. According to About.com, Disney's choice meal was chili with beans, tomato juice and soda crackers.
5.) Walter Elias Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 5, 1901. After years of chain-smoking, Disney passed away on December 15, 1966 from lung cancer.
6.) At times, Walt Disney used the names "Retlaw Elias Yensid" or "Retlaw Yensid". These are both his real name spelled backwards. In the movie "Fantasia", Disney named the sorcerer "Yen Sid"- the letters of "Disney" reversed.
7.) In 2009,The Walt Disney Family Museum opened in the Presidio of San Fransico.