from a cartoon mouse to a global giant, how Walt Disney conquered the world
- Written by: Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide
On October 16 1923, brothers Walt and Roy set up a modest cartoon studio. Their goal was to produce short animated films. They created a new character: a mouse, with large ears.
Named “Mickey”, he soon became one of the world’s most recognisable images.
Walt Disney was an innovator in terms of space, colour and movement. He had...
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