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1901 – 1966Walt Disney (1901-1966)Died 15 December 1966, aged 65Walt Disney was an American animator, film producer, and entrepreneur who built the Disney entertainment empire and pioneered feature-length animation. He died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on 15 December 1966.