Walt Disney

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• Walt Disney
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Walt Disney

• Walt Disney was born in 1901 and died in 1966.
  Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901
  in Chicago. Walt lived most of his childhood in
  Marceline, Missouri and showed an interest in
  drawing and art early in his life.
• He was rejected by the army in 1918, because he
  was underage and instead he joined the Red Cross
  in France. He returned one year later and wanted
  to pursue a career in commercial art. After a
  troubled start, he went to Hollywood at age 21
  and slowly, but surely made it to the top of the
  cartoon world.
• On July 13, 1925, Walt married Lillian Bounds and
  three years later, Mickey Mouse was born. They
  would also be blessed with two daughters, Diane
  and Sharon. 

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Walt Disney

• Walt lived in a nice house in Holmby Hills, very
  close to where Barbara Streisand lived. Here's
  the Disney Mailbox.
• Lots of movies and Disney parks later, Walt was
  diagnosed with lung cancer, caused by many years
  of smoking. He preferred to smoke unfiltered
  Lucky Strikes, but later switched to Gitanes,
  French cigarettes. (Lung busters.) Walters cough
  always warned his employees that he was near.

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Walt Disney

• He was in bad health for a few months, before he
  finally entered St. Joseph Hospital in Burbank,
  CA on November 2, 1966, complaining of pain in
  his neck and back. An X-ray revealed a tumor (The
  actual quote is, and here it comes again, his
  left lung was riddled with tumors the size of
  walnuts. Mmm.) on his left lung and surgery was
  advised. Walt, however checked out to finish some
  studio business and re-entered the hospital on
  November 6. Surgery was performed the next day
  and his left lung was found to be cancerous and
  was removed.
• Disney was released from hospital after two
  weeks. After spending Thanksgiving Day with his
  family, he collapsed at his home in Palm Springs
  on November 30 and was driven back to St.
  Josephs Hospital. He would lose consciousness
  regularly in the days to come. He spent his 65th
  birthday in the hospital with his wife and
  children at his bedside.

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Walt Disney

• His wife Lillian spent some time with him on
  December 14 and he was visited by his brother Roy
  in the evening, who left the room crying. Roy
  ordered the lights at the Disney Studio across
  the street, to stay on at all times, which Walt
  was in the hospital. Walt would ask the nurses to
  prop him up so he could see the studios. He died
  a few hours later, at 930 AM on Thursday,
  December 15, 1966.
• Interesting bit I choose to believe - added April
  26, 07 - Kurt Russell has confirmed a
  long-standing industry legend... that the last
  thing Walt Disney did before he died was write
  the words, "Kurt Russell

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Walt Disney

• The cause of Disneys death was announced as
  acute circulatory collapse and was listed as
  cardiac arrest on his death certificate. The
  cancer in his lungs was probably considered to be
  of secondary importance.
• Disneys funeral was held at the Little Church of
  the Flowers at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale,
  CA at 500 PM on December 16. No announcements of
  his funeral were made after it had taken place
  and only close relatives were in attendance. Walt
  didnt like funerals and rarely attended one.
  During his life, he made it clear that he wished
  not to have a funeral. His daughter Diane once
  quoted her father as saying

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