Walt Disney was born in Chicago’s Hermosa neighborhood in 1901. He attended McKinley High School and the Chicago Art Institute.

As imaginer-in-chief, Disney produced more than 650 short and feature-length films. His animated works and documentaries earned him 22 Academy Awards.

The Walt Disney Company owns the production studios Pixar, Marvel and Lucas films; a media division including The Disney Channel, ABC and ESPN; 11 theme parks and 44 resorts; and a consumer products division.

Disney’s name is synonymous with entertainment and enchantment, and his legacy is generation after generation of adoring fans.

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Click here to see IMDB’s list of movies, shorts and TV shows produced by Walt Disney. Be forewarned – it’s more than 600 items long.