The Laugh-O-Gram Studio was an animation studio located on the second floor of the McConahay Building at 1127 East 31st in Kansas City, Missouri, that operated from June 28, 1921, to October 16, 1923.
McConahay Films Building in August 2010
Image: Laugh O Grams
McConahay Building in 2004
Left side of the Thank You Walt Disney mural
Walter Elias Disney 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 nominations by an individual. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress and have also been named as some of the greatest films ever by the American Film Institute.
Disney in 1946
Disney's childhood home
Walt Disney's business envelope featured a self-portrait, c. 1921
Walt Disney introduces each of the seven dwarfs in a scene from the original 1937 Snow White theatrical trailer