The golden age of American animation was a period that began with the popularization of sound synchronized cartoons in 1928 starting with Steamboat Willie, and gradually ended throughout the 1960s whe
Felix the Cat in The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg (1936) by Van Beuren
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Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoo
Golden age of American animation
…of animation became very important artistically in the United States. Feature-length animation began during this period, most notably with Disney's "Walt-era" films, spanning from 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and 1940's Pinocchio to 1967's The Jungle Book and 1970's The Aristocats (last animated…
Disney in 1946
Disney's childhood home in Chicago
Disney's business envelope featured a self-portrait, c. 1921
Disney with film roll and Mickey Mouse on his right arm in 1935