Walt Disney

Legendary producer, Walt Disney, was born Walter Elias Disney on Dec 5, 1901 in Chicago, IL. Disney died at the age of 65 on Dec 15, 1966 in Los Angeles, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn (Glendale) Cemetery in Glendale, CA.

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Disney was nominated for two Oscars, he never won a competitive Academy Award. However he won four Honorary Oscar Awards in 1931/32, 1938, 1941 and 1941 Walt Disney .

Academy Awards

Year	Award	Film name	Role	Result
1937	Best Music - Scoring	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)	N/A	Nominated
1964	Best Picture	Mary Poppins (1964)	N/A	Nominated

Academy Awards (Honorary Oscars)

Year	Award	Description
1931/32	Special Award	for the creation of "Mickey Mouse"
1938	Special Award	for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, recognized as a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field for the motion picture cartoon
1941	Special Award	(with William Garity, John N. A. Hawkins and the RCA Manufacturing Company) for their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures through the production of Fantasia
1941	IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD	Walt Disney

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He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Television and Motion Pictures. In addition, Disney was inducted into the TV Hall of Fame and was immortalized on a US postal stamp in 1968.

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Fred MacMurray - The Walt Disney Years

By The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 7, 2013 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

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