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The Walt Disney Company is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that is headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio; it also operated under the names Walt Disney Studio and ...
1994. Frank Wells, president of The Walt Disney Company, dies in a helicopter crash. Jeffrey Katzenberg resigns as studio chairman to co-found his own studio, DreamWorks SKG. The first Walt Disney Gallery opens at the MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana, California on November 4. Disney Interactive is formed on December 5.
Walt Disney. Walter Elias Disney ( / ˈdɪzni /; [2] December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards earned and ...
Walt Disney Animation Studios ( WDAS ), [6] sometimes shortened to Disney Animation, is an American animation studio that creates animated features and short films for The Walt Disney Company. The studio's current production logo features a scene from its first synchronized sound cartoon, Steamboat Willie (1928).
Disney Entertainment. Disney Entertainment is one of the three major divisions of the Walt Disney Company created on February 8, 2023. It consists of the company's entertainment media and content businesses, including its motion picture film studios, television divisions and streaming services.
Roy E. Disney. Roy Edward Disney KCSG (January 10, 1930 – December 16, 2009 [1]) was an American businessman. He was the longtime senior executive for the Walt Disney Company, which was founded by his uncle, Walt Disney, and his father, Roy O. Disney. At the time of his death, he held more than 16 million shares (about 1% of the company), [2 ...
Walt Disney Pictures [2] is an American film production company and subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, a division of Disney Entertainment, which is owned by The Walt Disney Company. The studio is the flagship producer of live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Studios unit, and is based at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California.
In its history, Disney has created or acquired other film banners that have since been closed, divested, or retired. Film production Live-action. Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group/Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group (1998–c. 2006) an umbrella unit for live action production companies (defunct)