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10 interesting facts about Walt Disney

It has been 50 years since Walt Disney died. Heres a 10 facts you may not have known about him.

By: Deme Walls

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It has been 50 years since Walt Disney died.

Here are 10 facts you may not have known about him from Larry Kim at Inc.com.

Walt moved from Marceline, Missouri to Kansas City in 1911. His first animation studio was in KC and called Laugh-O-Gram.
He did the voice of Mickey Mouse himself from 1928-1947.
He was a pioneer for kid’s TV, with shows like "Zorro," "Davy Crockett" and "The Mickey Mouse Club."
No one except for Walt believed that a feature-length Snow White would do well. It ended up earning more than $8 million (~$130 million today) during its original release.
He received 22 Academy Awards and was nominated 59 times between 1932 and 1969.
His favorite character was Goofy.
Walt also produced animated war propaganda films and training videos for the United States military.
The last film Walt personally oversaw was "The Jungle Book," before his death from lung cancer in 1966.
The character Wall-E was named after Walt himself!
When Walt died, 25 percent of his estate went to CalArts, helping the private university build up its campus.

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