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Walt Disney, born Walter Elias Disney, was an animator and entertainment producer who turned his passion for fantasy-based, family entertainment into businesses that produced cartoons, movies, television shows, consumer products and theme parks, including Central Florida's Walt Disney World.
Born in 1901 in Chicago, the son of an itinerant contractor, Disney grew up in several Midwestern cities and towns. After serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, he became an illustrator in Kansas City, then moved to California in 1923 to produce animated shorts. In 1928 he and a partner developed the Mickey Mouse character that helped establish his business and his reputation as a leadi...
Born in 1901 in Chicago, the son of an itinerant contractor, Disney grew up in several Midwestern cities and towns. After serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, he became an illustrator in Kansas City, then moved to California in 1923 to produce animated shorts. In 1928 he and a partner developed the Mickey Mouse character that helped establish his business and his reputation as a leadi...
Walt Disney, born Walter Elias Disney, was an animator and entertainment producer who turned his passion for fantasy-based, family entertainment into businesses that produced cartoons, movies, television shows, consumer products and theme parks, including Central Florida's Walt Disney World.
Born in 1901 in Chicago, the son of an itinerant contractor, Disney grew up in several Midwestern cities and towns. After serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, he became an illustrator in Kansas City, then moved to California in 1923 to produce animated shorts. In 1928 he and a partner developed the Mickey Mouse character that helped establish his business and his reputation as a leading-edge animator. Under his leadership (together with his brother Roy Disney), the company (now the publicly-traded corporation known as The Walt Disney Co.) remained an industry leader for decades as it moved into movies with the world's first full-length animated feature film (Snow White, 1937), television production and other entertainment.
By the early 1950s Walt Disney focused on building a themed amusement park and opened Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., in the 1960s he planned an eastern theme park, and a utopian community called Epcot, which were to be built together in Florida. Disney died in 1966 before either was started. His vision, however, led to the modern, four-theme park Walt Disney World resort.
Born in 1901 in Chicago, the son of an itinerant contractor, Disney grew up in several Midwestern cities and towns. After serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, he became an illustrator in Kansas City, then moved to California in 1923 to produce animated shorts. In 1928 he and a partner developed the Mickey Mouse character that helped establish his business and his reputation as a leading-edge animator. Under his leadership (together with his brother Roy Disney), the company (now the publicly-traded corporation known as The Walt Disney Co.) remained an industry leader for decades as it moved into movies with the world's first full-length animated feature film (Snow White, 1937), television production and other entertainment.
By the early 1950s Walt Disney focused on building a themed amusement park and opened Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., in the 1960s he planned an eastern theme park, and a utopian community called Epcot, which were to be built together in Florida. Disney died in 1966 before either was started. His vision, however, led to the modern, four-theme park Walt Disney World resort.
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Classically Trained: Music for everyone coming to Costa Mesa
In the coming days, there is something for everyone in Costa Mesa's classical scene: a youth ensemble, an organist, a visiting orchestra and a classic film score. At 2 p.m. Sunday, the Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble, an educational group under...Tags: Music, Carnegie Hall, Morton Gould, Max Steiner, Culture
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Reel Critics: 'Secret World' is sweet, subtle
Animation master Hayao Miyazaki has become the Walt Disney of Japan.
He is the director and driving force behind the Oscar winning"Spirited Away" and the acclaimed "Ponyo." Both of those fantasy films had intriguing issues appealing to adults and older...Tags: This Means War (movie), Chris Pine, Hayao Miyazaki, Thriller (genre), Reese Witherspoon
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Rallying around the 'Snoopy House'
COSTA MESA — For some 44 years, the Jordan family has crafted an elaborate Charlie Brown-themed Christmas display outside of their Costa Mesa home. The doctor was in, with a Lucy cutout offering counseling. Charlie Brown and Sally clutched a...Tags: Snoopy (fictional animal), Holidays, Foreclosures, Twitter, Inc., Wells Fargo & Co.
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Newport No. 2 for Yahoo! holiday decorations ranking
Yahoo! Travel has rated Newport Beach as one of the top destinations nationwide to see holiday lights, coming in second to New York and ahead of Walt Disney World, according to a Yahoo! news article. "For more than a century, Newport Beach's Christmas...Tags: Holidays, Amusement and Theme Parks, New York City, Rockefeller Center
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Mesa Musings: Right professor brings biology to life for humanities student
I detested biology as a high school youth, so I wasn't thrilled to face it again in professor Lloyd Mason Smith's Orange Coast College Biology 100 class in 1968. Smith, however, turned my opinion on its ear. He took what this humanities student...Tags: Biology, Teachers, Photography, Museums, Zoology
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A Charlie Brown Christmas (foreclosure) story
COSTA MESA — It might not be a Charlie Brown Christmas for Eastside residents this year.
After defaulting on the mortgage for the famed "Snoopy House," homeowner Jim Jordan was forced to clear out of the property Tuesday, leaving Charlie Brown,...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Holidays, Foreclosures, Wells Fargo & Co., Rentals
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Classically Trained: Making music to a silent film
The university where he teaches once dubbed him the "man who found the rock in Bach." Organist Christoph Bull — the acclaimed UCLA music professor who says he's a fan of "organ music, rock music and rocking organ music" — will be performing...Tags: Music, Joshua Bell, Entertainment Events, Charlie Chaplin, Concerts
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Community Commentary: O.C. Fair attendance increases
I have been asked repeatedly the reason for the 2011 Orange County Fair success thus far. OK, let's go for a jog — of memory. The unprecedented run of the 2011 O.C. Fair with the 20% increase in gate attendance, while difficult to explain and...Tags: Politics, Elections, Human Interest
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The Crowd: Childhelp fundraiser nets $190,000
The internationally known car auctioneer Barrett-Jackson teamed up with the Orange County Chapter of Childhelp on June 23 in Costa Mesa to produce a lively summer event billed as "Cowboys, Cars & Stars."
Who could resist an invitation like that? The...Tags: Starbucks Corp., Politics, Casey James, Charity, Social Issues
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Community & Clubs: Delegates to receive medals, certificates
Ten Boys State delegates will be awarded their official Boys State medallion and certificate of participation at the American Legion Newport Harbor Post 291. The awards will be presented 7 p.m. Wednesdayat the post's general membership dinner and meeting,...Tags: Politics, Society, Hawaii, Landforms, Dining and Drinking
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Making wishes true
Jetsun Jacobs' whole life changed at age 8 when suddenly his left eye stopped moving. He was diagnosed with bone cancer. The tumor the size of a lemon was discovered, but a heavy dose of medication wiped it away in six months. But the bouts of...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Hospitals and Clinics, Cancer, Disneyland Park, Bars and Clubs
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The show must go on
It took 16 years for Frank Gehry to finish the Walt Disney Concert Hall, so 14 years to renovate Newport Beach's historic Balboa Theater may be a little too much suspense. Just ask taxpayers, who gave the theater's foundation $175,000 Tuesday when the...Tags: Politics, Renovation, Activism, Campaign Finance, Dance
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