Don't Know...WALT DISNEY?

You really should know who WALT DISNEY (1901-1966), born Walter Elias Disney is! I'll say first that Walt Disney is a producer. He holds the record for sixty-four Academy Award nominations and of those, twenty-six are wins. Walt Disney's personal awards included honorary degrees from Harvard, Yale, the University of Southern California, and UCLA; the Presidential Medal of Freedom; France's Legion of Honor and Officer d'Academie decorations; Thailand's Order of the Crown; Brazil's Order of the Southern Cross; Mexico's Order of the Aztec Eagle; and the Showman of the World Award from the National Association of Theatre Owners. As a producer of family entertainment, he personally produced 635 titles of feature films and short subjects--both animated and live action. His character "Mickey Mouse" whom Disney brought to the screen and gave voice is one of the most recognized symbols in history. You should already know that he is the founder of the Disneyland® and Walt Disney World® Theme Parks. You should also be familiar with such animated greats as Fantasia, Bambi, The Sword and the Stone, Alice in Wonderland, The Jungle Book, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and One Hundred and One Dalmatians, which Disney personally produced. He also produced television shows such as "Disneyland", "The Mickey Mouse Club" and "Zorro". In this showcase, I recommend five live action films. I hope you'll pay special attention to Walt Disney's artistic genius that goes way beyond the creation of an animated mouse. Beyond, his being also a director, a writer, a camera operator, a presenter, and even a hobbyist (model train builder), Disney created a legacy that lives on forever.






A fine place to start is by viewing:

Old Yeller (1957) This family adventure stars Dorothy McGuire, Tommy Kirk and Kevin Corcoron. this heart-warming tale is the very much the story of a dog as it is the family that keeps befriends him.





See that and pay attention to the following four films.
Pollyanna (1960) This family film stars Jane Wyman and Haley Mills. The story is about the positive attitude of one child making a difference to a small town.
Swiss Family Robinson (1960) This adventure film stars Dorothy McGuire, John Mills, James MacArthur, Janet Munro, Tommy Kirk and Kevin Corcoran. It's the story of a family stranded on a island and making the most of it.
Follow Me, Boys! (1966) This film stars Fred MacMurray, Vera Miles, and a young Kurt Russell. It's the story about one man making a difference in a small town as a scoutmaster.
The Ugly Dachshund (1966) This film stars Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette. Dean Jones' character owns a Great Dane that thinks he's a Dachshund.


*Contributed by: "Elizabeth Van Cleve" Date: Sun, Jun 5 2011 / 17:48:00 PST

Academy Awards®
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1969 Won Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: WINNIE THE POOH AND THE BLUSTERY DAY The award was given posthumous.
1965 Nominated for Best Picture for: MARY POPPINS Shared with: Bill Walsh
1963 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: A Symposium on Popular Songs
1962 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: AQUAMANIA
1961 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: GOLIATH II
1961 Won Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects for: ISLANDS OF THE SEA
1960 Nominated for Best Documentary, Short Subjects for: DONALD IN MATHMAGIC LAND
1960 Won Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: NOAH'S ARK
1960 Won Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects for: MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP
1959 Won Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects for: GRAND CANYON
1959 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: PAUL BUNYAN
1958 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: THE TRUTH ABOUT MOTHER GOOSE
1957 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Two-reel for: SAMOA
1956 Won Best Documentary, Short Subjects for: MEN AGAINST THE ARCTIC
1956 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: NO HUNTING
1956 Won Best Short Subject, Two-reel for: SWITZERLAND
1955 Won Best Documentary, Features for: THE VANISHING PRAIRIE
1955 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: PIGS IS PIGS
1955 Won Best Short Subject, Two-reel for: SIAM
1954 Won Best Documentary, Features for: THE LIVING DESERT
1954 Won Best Documentary, Short Subjects for: THE ALASKAN ESKIMO
1954 Won Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: TOOT WHISTLE PLUNK AND BOOM
1954 Won Best Short Subject, Two-reel for: BEAR COUNTRY
1954 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: RUGGED BEAR
1954 Won Best Short Subject, Two-reel for: BEN AND ME
1953 Won Best Short Subject, Two-reel for: WATER BIRDS
1952 Won Best Short Subject, Two-reel for: NATURE'S HALF ACRE
1952 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: LAMBERT THE SHEEPISH LION
1951 Won Best Short Subject, Two-reel for: BEAVER VALLEY
1950 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: TOY TINKERS
1949 Won Best Short Subject, Two-reel for: SEAL ISLAND
1949 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: MICKEY AND THE SEAL
1949 Won Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: TEA FOR TWO HUNDRED
1948 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: CHIP AN' DALE
1948 Won Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: PLUTO'S BLUE NOTE
1947 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: SQUATTER'S RIGHTS
1946 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: DONALD'S CRIME
1945 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: HOW TO PLAY FOOTBALL
1944 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: REASON AND EMOTION
1943 Won Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: DER FUEHRER'S FACE
1943 Nominated for Best Documentary for: THE GRAIN THAT BUILT A HEMISPHERE
1943 Won Best Documentary for: THE NEW SPIRIT
1942 Won Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: LEND A PAW
1942 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: TRUANT OFFICER DONALD
1941 Honorary Award for: FANTASIA (1940) Shared with: William E. Garity and J.N.A. Hawkins for their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures through the production of Fantasia (certificate).
1941 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
1940 Won Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: UGLY DUCKLING
1940 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: THE POINTER
1939 Won Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: FERDINAND THE BULL
1939 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: BRAVE LITTLE TAILOR
1939 Won Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: GOOD SCOUTS
1939 Won Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: MOTHER GOOSE GOES HOLLYWOOD
1938 Honorary Award for: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937) for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, recognized as a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field (one statuette - seven miniature statuettes).
1938 Won Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: THE OLD MILL
1937 Won Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: THE COUNTRY COUSIN
1936 Won Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: THREE ORPHAN KITTENS
1936 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN?
1935 Won Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE
1934 Won Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: THREE LITTLE PIGS
1934 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: BUILDING A BUILDING
1932 Won Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: FLOWERS AND TREES
1932 Nominated for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for: MICKEY'S ORPHANS
1932 Honorary Award for the creation of Mickey Mouse.