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Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime corporate icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company and a figurehead of American animation, Mickey is
Walt Disney with a cutout of Mickey as he was drawn by the end of 1928
Poster of the 1933 short The Mad Doctor
In 1930's The Chain Gang, Mickey plays the role of a prisoner attempting to escape confinement. Morally-dubious roles such as this would quickly become impossible due to the character gaining an image as a role model for children.
Mickey in Fantasia (1940)
Walt Disney
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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
Mickey Mouse
…Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime corporate icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company and a figurehead of American animation, Mickey is an anthropomorphic…
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