walt_disney英文简介.ppt

Walt Disney,Walt Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter（剧作家）, voice actor, animator(卡通绘制员）, entrepreneur（企业家）, and philanthropist.（慈善家）,Early Life The creation of Mickey Mouse The peak of Disney's success Foundation of Disneyland Last Period of Life,The life of,Early life,Born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago ,Walt Disney was raised on a Midwestern farm where he developed his love for drawing. He dropped out of high school at the age of sixteen to join the army, but was rejected for being underage,then he decided to join the Red Cross and he was sent to France for a year. In 1920s , Disney and his brother Roy pooled their money and set up a cartoon studio in Hollywood.,The creation of Mickey Mouse,In 1928, Disney developed a new character based on a mouse he adopted as a pet originally named “Mortimer“, then the mouse was later renamed “Mickey“ by his wife. Disney created a Mickey cartoon with sound called Steamboat Willie.The film is the first sound cartoon in the world. In 1932, Disney received a special Academy Award for the creation of “Mickey Mouse“.,Entitled Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the feature went into full production in 1934. In 1937,to obtain the funding to complete Snow White, Disney had to show a rough cut of the motion picture to loan officers. The film premiered on December 21, 1937 ,being the most successful film of 1938 and earning over $8 million on its initial release. At its conclusion the audience gave it a standing ovation（热烈欢迎） .,Snow White---- the peak of Disney's success.,Foundation of Disneyland,On a business trip to Chicago, Disney came up with his ideas for an amusement park where adults can spend time with their children. The original ideas developed into a concept for a larger enterprise that would become Disneyland. Disney spent five years developing Disneyland and created a new subsidiary company. Disneyland officially opened on July 18, 1955 in Los Angeles County(洛杉矶县). In early 1964, Disney announced plans to develop another theme park to be called Disney World a few miles southwest of Orlando, Florida.,The Last Period of Life,Walt Disney died of lung cancer on December 15,1966 The final productions in which Disney played an active role were The Jungle Book and Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day. Songwriter Robert B. Sherman described the last time he saw Disney: “He was up in the third floor of the animation building after a run-through of The Happiest Millionaire. He usually held court in the hallway afterward for the people involved with the picture. And he started talking to them, telling them what he liked and what they should change, and then, when they were through, he turned to us and with a big smile, he said, 'Keep up the good work, boys.' And he walked to his office. It was the last we ever saw of him.”,During his lifetime he received four honorary Academy Awards and won 22 Academy Awards from a total of 59 nominations, including a record four in one year,[5] giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual in history.[6] Disney also won seven Emmy Awards and gave his name to the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the U.S., as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland.,Awards,Academy Awards,1932: Best Short Subject, Cartoons:Flowers and Trees(1932) 1932: Honorary Award for creation ofMickey Mouse. 1934: Best Short Subject, Cartoons:Three Little Pigs(1933) 1935: Best Short Subject, Cartoons:The Tortoise and the Hare(1934) 1936: Best Short Subject, Cartoons: Three Orphan Kittens (1935) 1937: Best Short Subject, Cartoons: The Country Cousin (1936) 1938: Best Short Subject, Cartoons:The Old Mill(1937) 1939: Best Short Subject, Cartoons: Ferdinand the Bull (1938) 1939: Honorary Award forSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937) The citation read,“For Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, recognized as a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field.“(The award, unique in the history of the Oscars, is one large statuette and seven miniature statuettes.) 1940: Best Short Subject, Cartoons: Ugly Duckling (1939) 1941: Honorary Award forFantasia(1940), shared with: William E. Garity and J.N.A. Hawkins. The citation for the certificate of merit read,“For their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures through the production ofFantasia.“,1942: Best Short Subject, Cartoons: Lend a Paw (1941) 1943: Best Short Subject, Cartoons: Der Fuehrer's Face (1942) 1949: Best Short Subject, Two-reel: Seal Island (1948) 1949:Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award(Honorary Award) 1951: Best Short Subject, Two-reel: Beaver Valley (1950) 1952: Best Short Subject, Two-reel: Nature's Half Acre (1951) 1953: Best Short Subject, Two-reel: Water Birds (1952) 1954: Best Documentary, Features: The Living Desert (1953) 1954: Best Docume。