Individual’s Name You Researched Walt Disney Student Name: Monderly Simeon

Historical Importance What is some background Information that you learned on the person? He lived most of his childhood in Marceline, Missouri, where he began drawing, painting and selling pictures to neighbors. Disney attended McKinley High School in Chicago, where he took drawing and photography classes. When Disney was 16, he dropped out of school to join the army but was rejected for being underage. What was the historical time period of the person? Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was born on December 5, 1901, in the Hermosa section of Chicago, Illinois. ____________________________ ______________

Historical Importance What was the person’s role in society? ___________________________ _______________ What obstacle(s) does the individual overcome? How? He once got ripped off by the Universal Pictures company when he created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit He hired the company to help him sell Oswald to the movie theaters. But in the contract, there was a mistake; the contract he signed said that the company owned Oswald and Disney did not. ___________________________ _______________

Why is this person an example of determination and perseverance? _____________________________________