December 5, 1901 - December 15, 1966
American entrepreneur, animator, writer and film producer
Produced more than 100 feature films; His "Flowers and Trees" won the 1st Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoon) in 1932
Was nominated for 59 Academy Awards, winning 22 Oscars
Was nominated for the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964 and posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Freedom in 1968
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