In “The Man Behind The Magic,” authors Katherin and Richard Greene describe Walt Disney’s life and his creations. For instance, Walt was born on December 5, 1901, and had a great passion for acting along with drawing cartoons. Thereafter, he started creating cartoons for commercials like dentist videos and made short films for people to watch. Furthermore, he got married to Lillian Bounds along with creating Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. However, he also created other characters such as Snow White, Donal Duck, Goofy, and many more for his films. But at the same time, Walt and his brother Roy would argue about how much money Walt spent on his films. After a while, Walt and Lily had two girls named Diane and Sharon. In addition, Diane along with Sharon got married and had kids. Then, Walt got very sick with a lot of back pain and got cancer. As a result, he still checked on everyone in the company while having pain. For this purpose, he sadly passed away on December 15. In closing, his work and determination helped him create Disneyland.

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Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901. His parents were Flora and Elias Disney. He had three brothers named Roy, Raymond, Herbert, and one sister named Ruth.

Walt loved to draw as a little kid. He would draw on his desk at school. One day he and his sister Ruth drew behind their house with tar. Walt was really good at acting and drawing.

Walt later started his job of making cartoons. He got people to work with him. He also met a shy girl to help him in his job and fell in love. She was named Lillian Bounds. They later got married.

Lily, will you marry me?

YES, YES

Walt then created Mickey Mouse, "The Skeleton Dance," and so much more. He created many short films for people to watch.

Walt and Lily had two girls. The first one was born on December 18 and was named Diane Marie Disney. Then they adopted Sharon Mae Disney in January 1937.