, American cartoonist and motion picture producer, has made a big impact on today's animated motion picture industry. His great talent as a cartoonist and producer has inspired many of today's great film-makers. Here is a short summary of the early beginning and career of probably the greatest animator and film writer of all time. , in full Walter Elias Disney, was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. At age 16, he left highschool and later studied briefly at art schools in Chicago and Kansas City. In 1923, Disney, along with his ....