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CD1 Lecture 20 (Campus Life & Popular Culture)

Listen to a talk in a film class about Walt Disney.

Walt Disney was born in 1901 in Chicago, but soon moved to a small farm near Marceline, Missouri.

From these rural and rather humble beginnings, he later became one of the most famous and beloved motion picture producers in history.

Although he died in 1966 his name and artistic legacy continue to influence the lives of millions of people throughout the world.

lives lifeの複数形
legacy 遺産、遺物

After several years of barely making ends meet as a cartoon artist operating from his Los Angels garage, Disney had his first success in 1928 with his release of a Mickey Mouse cartoon.

make ends meet　借金しないで（収入内で）暮らす、分相応に暮らす

Throughout the next decade, he continued to produce a number of cartoons and developed more of these highly profitable and enduring creations, such as Donald Duck and Pluto.

enduring 不朽の

In the late 1930s, he issued the first full-lengths cartoon film, Snow White became an instant commercial and critical success.

This was only the first of many films both animated and not, produced by Disney and his studio, but as renowned as the Disney name is for cartoons and movies is probably best known for a string of spectacular amusement and theme parks.

renowned 有名な、名高い、名声のある
a string of 一続きの

Starting with California’s Disney Land in 1955, and culminating with the fantastically successful Disney World and Epcot Center in Florida, Disney became a household name.

culminate 最高点に達する
household name よく知られる

In recent years the theme park concept has become international, and has been imitated if not always matched by many competitors.