What did Walt Disney give to the world?

Answer 1

Walt Disney gave animated movies. HE started it all. He gave entertainment and he gave children a chance to smile.

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Just to be fair, Walt Disney did not invent animated movies. In fact, it isn't possible to credit any single person with the original idea. However, Disney did bring animation to an entirely new level: in 1928 he made the first sound movie in animation (a "short" called--and featuring--"Steamboat Willie," later known as Mickey Mouse). And in 1937 he produced the first "full length" animated movie in sound: "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (It was full length in the sense that it was not a conventional "short" but was as long as traditional movies.) Watching that movie at the New York City movie palace known then, and now, as Radio City Music Hall was a thrill that every viewer would always remember: the characters were memorable, the songs were stirring, and the wicked witch was terrifying.

One feature of Disney's life that is little known is that he was the executive director of fund raising for the John Tracy Clinic, an organization founded by the actor Spencer Tracy, whose son, John, was deaf. The Clinic provided free home-schooling programs and materials for parents of deaf children. Disney volunteered his time and skill to raise the money for that notable service.