10 photos of Walt Disney from the 1940s
The 1940s was a turbulent decade for Walt Disney and the studio.
World War II came halting production of his feature animated movies. Instead, Disney joined the war effort by producing shorts for the military. After the war, things got back on track. “Alice in Wonderland,” “Peter Pan” and “Cinderella” all were released in the latter half of the 1940s.
Here’s a look at Walt Disney through the 1940s:
Embed from Getty Images1. A 1942 portrait of Walt holding animation cels from “Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs.”
Embed from Getty Images2. Walt chatting with a group of people on the Disney Studio lot circa 1945.
Embed from Getty Images3. A portrait of Walt during 1945 in front of a storyboard for a Donald Duck cartoon.
Embed from Getty Images4. Walt chats with paint and ink artists at his California studio in 1945.
Embed from Getty Images5. Walt umpires at a company softball game in 1945.
Embed from Getty Images6. Walt attends a meeting in 1945 at his office.
Embed from Getty Images7. Circa 1945, Walt Disney points to a storyboard for the commissioner animated short “Hookworm.”
Embed from Getty Images8. Circa 1945, Walt Disney is in the recording studio giving voice to Mickey Mouse next to Clarence Nash, who is the voice of Donald Duck.
Embed from Getty Images9. On Oct. 24, 1947, Walt Disney testifies in Washington, D.C. before the House Unamerican Activities Committee that communists “once, took over my studio.” Disney stated, however, that at present his studio is 100 percent American.
Embed from Getty Images10. Celebrities young and old gathered at a birthday party for Mickey Mouse at the Disney Studio. Edgar Bergen, Candice Bergen, Walt Disney, Stephanie Wagner, Joan Bennett Wagner and Cheryl Crane.
