聖馬丁
迪士尼(1901~1966年)
Disney,Walt(er Elias)
美國電影製片人、早期著名的動畫片作家。1920年代和伊渥克一起創造了動畫廣告和卡通影片(參閱animation)。移居好萊塢後,他與兄長羅伊及厄伯.伊沃克合組公司,創造了「米老鼠」。伊渥克畫出歡快、活躍和淘氣的米老鼠,迪士尼為它配上聲音和音樂,拍攝了第一部有聲動畫片《威利號輪船》(1928),引起轟動。1929年兄弟二人合組迪士尼製作公司(後改名迪士尼公司)。「米老鼠」風靡全國使他又構思出其他動物角色,如唐老鴨、布魯托、高飛狗等,同時又製作了幾部較短的卡通影片,包括了《三隻小豬》(1933)。該公司製作的《白雪公主》(1937)、《木偶奇遇記》(1940)、《小飛象》(1941)、《仙履奇緣》(1950)和《彼得潘》(1953)等經典動畫片。還製作的影片包括了《歡樂滿人間》(1964)和電視節目。迪士尼提出迪士尼樂園的計畫,並開始構築迪士尼世界(參閱Disney World and Disneyland)。
English version:
1901~1966年
Disney,Walt(er Elias)
U.S. film producer and cartoonist. Born in Chicago,he grew up in Missouri. In the 1920s he joined with Ub Iwerks (1901-1971) to create animated commercials and cartoons (see animation). When a distributor cheated them,Walt moved to Hollywood,enlisted his brother Roy as his business manager,and persuaded Iwerks to join them. Together they created Mickey Mouse. The cheerful rodent—customarily drawn by Iwerks,with Disney providing the voice—starred in the first animated film with sound,Steamboat Willie (1928). The brothers formed Walt Disney Productions (later the Disney Co.) in 1929. Mickey Mouse's instant popularity led them to invent such other characters as Donald Duck,Pluto,and Goofy and to make several short cartoon films,including The Three Little Pigs (1933). The company grew to include a staff of cartoonists,headed by Iwerks. Their first full-length animated film,Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937),was followed by such classics as Pinocchio (1940),Fantasia (1940),Dumbo (1941),Cinderella (1950),and Peter Pan (1953). Disney also produced other films,including Mary Poppins (1964),and television shows. He created the plans for Disneyland and initiated the construction of Disney World (see Disney World and Disneyland).