Walt Disney
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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'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
Technicolor
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Technicolor is a series of color motion picture processes, the first version dating back to 1916, and followed by improved versions over several decades.
A frame from a surviving fragment of The Gulf Between (1917), the first publicly shown Technicolor film
A frame from The Toll of the Sea (1922), the first generally released Technicolor film, and the first to use a two-strip subtractive color process
A frame enlargement of a Technicolor segment from The Phantom of the Opera (1925). The film was one of the earliest uses of the process on interior sets, and demonstrated its versatility.