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Walt Disney Productions


  • [Walt Disney Productions was an American motion picture and television production company.] Originally established in 1923 as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, the company took the name Walt Disney Productions in 1929. It later became the Walt Disney Company in 1986.

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    • Disney Film Recording Company
    • Disney Productions
    • Disney Studios
    • Disney (Walt) Productions
    • Ulpane Ṿolṭ Disni
    • Ulpene Ṿolṭ Disni
    • Ṿolṭ Disni (Firm)
    • Walt Disney Studio
    • Walt Disney Studios (1929-1986)
    • אולפני וולט דיסני
    • אלפני וולט דיסני
    • וולד דיסני
    • וולט דיסני
    • סרטי וולט דיסני

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    • Disney (Walt) Productions

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    • found: Its The adventures of Mickey Mouse, c1931.
    • found: Tel. call to Walt Disney Co., 3-20-87(Walt Disney Productions changed its name to Walt Disney Company, 2-11-86)
    • found: Milon li-ḳeṭanim temunot melamdot, 1981:t.p. (Ṿolṭ Disni [voc.]) facing t.p. (Ulpane Ṿolṭ Disni [voc.])
    • found: Aristocats. Hebrew. Ḥatulim ba-tsameret, 1976:t.p. (Ulpene Ṿolṭ Disni [voc.]) t.p. verso (Walt Disney Production)
    • found: Phone call to Walt Disney Co. archives, 9/25/93(Walt Disney Productions was incorporated in 1929, having previously been separate companies: Walt Disney Enterprises, Liled Realty and Investment Company, Disney Film Recording Company, Disney Brothers Studio; also known informally as Walt Disney Studio or Walt Disney Studios)
    • found: Walt Disney's Good housekeeping pages, 1934-1944, 1995:CIP t.p. (Disney Studios)
    • found: Encyclopedia britannica, via WWW, Oct. 30, 2012:Disney Company (Walt Disney Company, previously known as Walt Disney Productions (1929-1986))
    • found: Wikipedia, via WWW, Oct. 30, 2012(Walt Disney Productions, Ltd.; est. 1923 as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio; renamed 1926 as Walt Disney Studio; took name Walt Disney Productions on Dec. 16, 1929, other companies est. at time included Walt Disney Enterprises, Disney Film Recording Company, and Liled Realty and Investment Company; on Sept. 29, 1938 Disney Enterprises, Disney Film Recording, and Liled Realty were merged into Disney Productions; renamed on Feb. 6, 1986 as The Walt Disney Company)
    • found: Internet movie database, via WWW, Oct. 29, 2012(Walt Disney Productions; American motion picture and television production company)

  • General Notes

    • [Walt Disney Productions was an American motion picture and television production company.] Originally established in 1923 as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, the company took the name Walt Disney Productions in 1929. It later became the Walt Disney Company in 1986.

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    • 1979-05-21: new
    • 2024-03-09: revised

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