At age 22, Walt Disney was fired from a Missouri newspaper for “not being creative enough.”
One of his early ventures, called Laugh-o-gram Studios, went bankrupt. The creator of Mickey and Minnie Mouse went on to be nominated for 59 Academy Awards, winning 32, all for his unparalleled animations.
Born in Chicago in 1901, Disney developed an early interest in drawing. He took art classes as a boy and got a job as a commercial illustrator at the age of 18. He moved to California in the early 1920s and set up the Disney Brothers Studio with his brother Roy. With Ub Iwerks, Walt developed the character Mickey Mouse in 1928, his first highly popular success; he also provided the voice for his creation in the early years. As the studio grew, Disney became more adventurous, introducing synchronized sound, full-color three-strip Technicolor, feature-length cartoons, and technical developments in cameras.
Top 5 Walt Disney Quotes
- The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.
- That’s the real trouble with the world. Too many people grow up.
- When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.
- When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.
- Why worry? If you’ve done the very best you can, then worrying won’t make it any better.
Sources:
- https://youtu.be/Pk2znRXn3gU
- https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebs-who-went-from-failures-to-success-stories/15/
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesasquith/2020/12/29/did-you-know-walt-disney-was-rejected-300-times-for-mickey-mouse-and-his-theme-park/
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