Walt Disney · every age
What was Walt Disney doing at 39?
Bankrupt at 21, then built Mickey Mouse and Disneyland
- May 1941
A five-week animators' strike split the studio
He took it personally; many of his best artists left.
Source: en.wikipedia.org - Aug 1941
Goodwill tour of South America for the US government
It produced two films, Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros.
Source: en.wikipedia.org - Oct 1941
Dumbo released
Cheap and short, and one of the few wartime films to turn a profit.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Others at 39
Portrait: Photo: Boy Scouts of America (1946), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · source
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