Walt Disney's Life

Walt Disney was born on December 5th, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. When he began drawing, he would sell his artwork to his neighbors and friends. Once his sister was born, his family moved to Missouri. As a child, Walt always had a creative mind. He would create circuses and perform to people, and always doodled in class. He even painted with tar on his house when his parents were away (Biography , 2013). When Walt's siblings became teenagers, they all had to help on the farm. One day, his oldest siblings ran away and left him, his parents, his sister Ruth, and his brother Roy with almost nothing. Soon after, his family had to have auctions to have enough money to live, and Roy and Walt had to run newspaper routes. Roy then moved out and Walt
and his family moved back to Chicago. Walt went to high school in Chicago, and his drawings and paintings were made fun of, so he attended night classes in art school. In 1917, World War 1 started. His brothers immediately signed up to the Navy, and he wanted to as well. Walt was 16 at the time, so he was underage. His parents would not let him join, but he lied his age and forged his parents signature on a passport. He was not accepted, because they found out he was underage. Instead, he joined the Red Cross in France and drove an ambulance. After he returned from France, he pursued his dream of cartoon art in Kansas City. He started Laugh-O-Grams, which was a cartoon. They became really popular, so Walt was able to make his own studio. After a while, it became bankrupt. He then traveled to Hollywood with his two brothers to start fresh. They began the Disney Brothers’ Studio. Walt became recognized after they got their first deal with a distributor to release their cartoon “Alice Comedies” (Discovery, 2014). On July 13, 1925, Walt married Lillian Bounds in Idaho. Later on they had two daughters, Diane and Sharon.