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I am in no sense of the word a great artist, not even a great animator I have always had men working for me whose skills were greater than my own. I am an idea man.

Walt Disney

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Walt Disney
Age: 64 †
Born: 1901
Born: December 5
Died: 1966
Died: February 15
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Walter Elias Disney
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