英語名人堂：華特·迪士尼

　　華特·迪士尼 (也叫做沃爾特·迪斯尼)(Walt Disney，全名：Walter Elias Disney 1901年12月5日—1966年12月15日)，是美國著名動畫大師、企業(yè)家、導演、制片人、編劇、配音演員、卡通設計者，舉世聞名的迪士尼公司創(chuàng)始人，也是一位備受美國人民熱愛和懷念的長者。他獲得了56個奧斯卡獎提名和7個艾美獎。華特·迪士尼是世界上獲得奧斯卡獎最多的人。華特有2個女兒Diane Disney和Sharon Disney(Sharon是其領養(yǎng)的)。他和他的職員一起創(chuàng)造了許許多多著名、受世人歡迎的卡通角色，包括那個被無數人喜愛的經典卡通形象、華特·迪士尼的好友——米老鼠(Mickey Mouse)。

　　Walt Disney was one of the most famous people ever to have lived. He has touched the lives of millions of children and adults. He holds the record for winning the most Academy Awards (26) and was an innovative film producer and animator. He created some of the most successful characters, movies and theme parks of the 20th Century.

　　Disney was born in 1901 in Chicago. He developed a great love of drawing as a youngster. When he was ten, he discovered the world of theatre and cinema and fell in love with it. He became the cartoonist for his high school newspaper. In 1920, he set up his own animation company and his “Laugh-O-Gram” cartoons became very popular.

　　Disney wanted more and so he moved to Hollywood. He developed a character based on a pet mouse he once had. He gave the mouse his own voice and personality. Disney’s wife named him Mickey. Disney put Mickey in his first movie with sound, ‘Steamboat Willie’. By 1930, Mickey Mouse was the world’s most popular cartoon character and Walt Disney was a household name.

　　Following on from Mickey’s success, Disney created characters such as Donald Duck, Goofy, andPluto. He then produced an animated feature-length version of Snow White, which was the most successful movie of 1938. Dozens more movies followed, including Fantasia and Bambi. Disney built up a global entertainment empire, including his Disneyland theme park. He died of cancer in 1966.