Walt Disney

Walt Disney (1901-1966) was born in Chicago, US. He studied art and later went to Hollywood where he started Disney Studios with his brother, Roy.
He soon began making cartoon films. He first “talkie” cartoon was Steamboat Willie in which Mickey Mouse appeared. His first full cartoon film was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He then made other cartoon films, including Pinocchio, Lady and the Tramp, Alice in Wonderland and 101 Dalmatians.
Disney also made a number of non-cartoon films, such as Twenty Thousand Leagues under the sea. Mary Poppins was an experiment in mixing cartoons with real actors. Disney’s nature films include The Living Desert and The Vanishing Prairie.
In 1955 Disney built Disneyland in California, which is a huge amusement park and part museum. Another park, Walt Disney World, opened in Florida in 1971 and the third, Eurodisney, in Paris in 1992.

Traduzione

Walt Disney (1901-1966) nacque a Chicago, America. Studiò arte e in seguito andò a Hollywood dove fece lo Studio Disney assieme a suo fratello, Roy.
Presto cominciò a fare dei cartoni animati. Il suo primo cartone fu Stemboat Willie in cui apparse Mickey Mouse. Il suo primo lungometraggio fu Snow White e i Sette Nani. Poi lui fece altri cartoni, inclusi Pinocchio, Lady and the Tramp, Alice nel paese delle Meraviglie e La carica dei 101.
Inoltre Disney fece una serie di film non-cartoni, come 20 mila leghe sotto il mare. Mary Poppins era un esperimento nell’unire cartoni con veri attori. I film ambientati nella natura The Living Desert and The Vanishing Prairie.
Nel 1955 Disney costruì Disneyland in California, che è un’enorme parco divertimenti e museo. Un altro parco, Walt Disney World, lo aprì in Florida nel 1971 e il terzo, Eurodisney, a Parigi nel 1992.