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Walt Disney's business envelope when he was 20 years old https://t.co/ZGM8TlSkQp
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a clear precursor to Mickey Mouse – a more roguish, naughty, cheekier fella. Walt lost the rights to the character. Disney (the company) re-acquired the IP in 2006, 40 years after Walt's death https://t.co/vAltRyId5x https://t.co/poI1EsEgWk
at 27, Walt lost not only Oswald, but most of his own animators – they were poached by Charles Mintz. Must've been an upsetting, disillusioning experience. But in the belly of the beast, Walt made Mickey Mouse He was also really classy re: how he talked about Mintz https://t.co/B4OHcPmPmj
Walt wanted to call Mickey "Mortimer Mouse", but his wife Lillian thought it was too pompous and suggested Mickey instead In the words of one Disney employee, "Ub (pictured) designed Mickey's physical appearance, but Walt gave him his soul." https://t.co/Z5Z8F1kdoc
