Grave Hunter Walt Disney D.O.B.: December 5, 1901 (Chicago, IL) D.O.D.: December 15, 1966 (Los Angeles, CA) Cause of Death: Heart Attack Location: Forest Lawn Glendale; Court of Freedom Biographical Notes: The man changed life as we know it. He brought us Mickey Mouse and the rest of the Disney characters we hold dear to our hearts. Also started Disneyland. Walt Disney, found one of the world's largest comic-enterprise, started his career at the age of sixteen by making illustrations for Life magazine.  In 1928 he created Steamboat Willy which brought us Mickey Mouse. He was an animator who later became a producer. One of his first films was Silly Symphonies in 1929 which was a skeleton dancing. The first film Disney studios did was Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs. In 1955, he opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Which later led to Walt Disney World in 1971 in Orlando, Florida. Created: "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day"(1968) "Mary Poppins" (1964)