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Birth of Walt Disney
Dec 1901 Kelsie Lauck 9/13/21 Dec 1901 Kelsie Lauck 9/13/21

Birth of Walt Disney

December 5th 1901

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Sights Set for Missouri
Apr 1906 Kelsie Lauck 9/12/21 Apr 1906 Kelsie Lauck 9/12/21

Sights Set for Missouri

Disney Family Moves to Marceline, MO

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Disney in Kansas City
Jun 1911 Kelsie Lauck 9/11/21 Jun 1911 Kelsie Lauck 9/11/21

Disney in Kansas City

The Disney family moves to Kansas City from Marceline, MO

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Extra! Extra!
Jun 1911 Kelsie Lauck 9/10/21 Jun 1911 Kelsie Lauck 9/10/21

Extra! Extra!

Walt and Roy deliver Kansas City Star & Times newspapers

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School Begins for Walt
Sept 1911 Kelsie Lauck 9/9/21 Sept 1911 Kelsie Lauck 9/9/21

School Begins for Walt

Walt attends Benton Elementary

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Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI)
Jun 1916 Kelsie Lauck 9/8/21 Jun 1916 Kelsie Lauck 9/8/21

Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI)

Walt attends Saturday morning classes at Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI).

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Back to the “Windy City”
Jun 1917 Kelsie Lauck 9/7/21 Jun 1917 Kelsie Lauck 9/7/21

Back to the “Windy City”

Disney Family moves back to Chicago.

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Walt Attends McKinley High
Aug 1917 Kelsie Lauck 9/6/21 Aug 1917 Kelsie Lauck 9/6/21

Walt Attends McKinley High

This was his first and only year of high school.

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American Ambulance Corps (Red Cross)
May 1918 Kelsie Lauck 9/5/21 May 1918 Kelsie Lauck 9/5/21

American Ambulance Corps (Red Cross)

Walt served 9 months in France as an ambulance driver.

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Return to Kansas City
Sep 1919 Kelsie Lauck 9/4/21 Sep 1919 Kelsie Lauck 9/4/21

Return to Kansas City

Walt and Roy return to Kansas City after a short trip to Chicago to visit their family after the war.

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Laugh-O-Gram Films, Inc.
May 1922 Kelsie Lauck 9/3/21 May 1922 Kelsie Lauck 9/3/21

Laugh-O-Gram Films, Inc.

Walt incorporates the Laugh-O-gram Film Studio

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Contract Signed!
Sept 1922 Kelsie Lauck 9/2/21 Sept 1922 Kelsie Lauck 9/2/21

Contract Signed!

Laugh-O-gram signs contract with Pictorial Clubs, Inc. to produce six cartoons

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That’s a Wrap!
Dec 1922 Kelsie Lauck 9/1/21 Dec 1922 Kelsie Lauck 9/1/21

That’s a Wrap!

Walt’s studio produces the last of six Laugh-O-gram fairy tale cartoons

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Walt Pitches Alice Comedies
May 1923 Kelsie Lauck 8/31/21 May 1923 Kelsie Lauck 8/31/21

Walt Pitches Alice Comedies

Walt first pitches his innovative Alice Comedies series to Margaret J. Winkler of New York

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With Laugh-O-Gram in bankruptcy Walt leaves for California
Aug 1923 Kelsie Lauck 8/30/21 Aug 1923 Kelsie Lauck 8/30/21

With Laugh-O-Gram in bankruptcy Walt leaves for California

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