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December 16,

Walt Disney, 65, Dies on Coast; Founded an Empire on a Mouse

Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Los Angeles, Dec. Walt Disney, who built his whimsical cartoon world of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs into a $million-a-year entertainment empire, died in St. Joseph's Hospital here this morning. He was 65 years old.

His death, at A.M., was attributed to acute circulatory collapse. He had undergone surgery at the hospital a month ago for the removal of a lung tumor that was discovered after he entered the hospital for treatment of an old neck injury received in a polo match. On Nov. 30 he re-entered the hospital for a "post-operative checkup."

Just before his last illness, Mr. Disney was supervising the construction of a new Disneyland in Florida, a ski resort in Sequoia National Forest and the renovation of the year-old Disneyland at Anaheim. His motion-picture studio was turning out six new productions and sever

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From the Archives: Wizard of Fantasy Walt Disney Dies

Walt Disney, the one-time Missouri farm boy who for more than a quarter of a century created fantasies that made a troubled world laugh, died Thursday.

Disney, 65, succumbed at a.m. in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Burbank, across the street from Walt Disney Productions, where more than 4, employees under the famous showman’s driving leadership created worlds of make-believe.

Hospital and studio spokesmen declined to state the specific cause of death, saying only that he died of “acute circulatory collapse.” A cardiologist was at his bedside when he died, the hospital said.

Underwent Lung Operation

Disney entered the hospital Nov. 2 and underwent surgery 19 days later for removal of a portion of his left lung. At the time, a studio tjänsteman said Disney was admitted for treatment of an old neck injury received while playing polo.

“During the preliminary examination, a lesion was discovered . . .,” stated a medical bulletin issued

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Walt Disney

American animator, producer and entrepreneur (–)

For other uses, see Walt Disney (disambiguation).

Walter Elias Disney (DIZ-nee;^[2] December 5, &#;&#; December 15, ) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, 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 (22) and nominations (59) 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.

Born in Chicago in , Disney developed an early interest in drawing. He took art classes as a boy and took a job as a commercial illustrator at the age of He moved to California in the early s and set up the