Who is Walt Disney?
Walter Elias Disney was born 5 December 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. He was a film director, engineer, animator and entrepreneur. Walt Disney is famous for his many films, innovative theme parks, and the animated character Mickey Mouse. As a child, Walt Disney lived with his parents, Elias and Flora Disney, in Chicago. When Walt was five years old, the family moved to Marceline, Missouri where they lived for four years. It was here that Walt Disney grew to love drawing and trains. Disney’s uncle, Michael Martin, was a train engineer in Marceline. The next stop for the Disney family was Kansas City, where Walt went to the Benton Grammar School along with his sister, Ruth. Disney’s friend at Benton, Walter Pfeiffer, had a family that was involved in vaudeville and motion pictures and through them, Disney became very interested in films and theater. The Disney family moved back to Chicago in 1917, as Elias had bought shares in a jelly factory there. There, Walt attended McKinley High School
