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ELIAS
(ee-LY-uhs)
1.
Elias Howe: American designer and inventor of sewing machines 2.
Walt Disney's middle name Common clues: Sewing
machine inventor Howe; Howe of sewers; Walt Disney's middle name;
Walter _____ Disney Crossword
puzzle frequency:
2 times a year Frequency
in English language:
22087 / 86800 Video: The
invention of the sewing machine
I
only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all
started by a mouse
~Walt Disney
Elias
Howe (July 9, 1819 – October 3, 1867) was born in Spencer,
Massachusetts. He was a American sewing machine pioneer. He did
not invent the sewing machine (that was Charles Fredrick
Weisenthal) but, on September 10, 1846, was awarded the first
United States patent for a sewing machine using lock stitch,
though this was disputed in court in the 1850s, since Walter Hunt
had actually invented the lock stitch some years prior, without
patenting it. So technically he was a refiner of the sewing
machine.
Walter
Elias "Walt" Disney (December 5, 1901 – December
15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter,
voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international
icon and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in
the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the
co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney
Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture
producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known
as The Walt Disney Company, today has annual revenues of
approximately U.S. $35 billion.
Disney
is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular
showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park
design. He and his staff created a number of the world's most
famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, a character
for which Disney himself was the original voice. He has won 26
Academy Awards out of 59 nominations, including a record four in
one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other
individual. He also won seven Emmy Awards. He is the namesake for
Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United
States, as well as the international resorts in Japan, France,
and China.
Disney
died of lung cancer in Burbank, California on December 15, 1966.
In
1967 construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
His brother Roy Disney opened & dedicated The Magic Kingdom
on October 1, 1971. Epcot followed on October 1, 1982, Disney's
Hollywood Studios formerly known as Disney MGM Studios on May 1,
1989, and Disney's Animal Kingdom on April 22, 1998. The resort
also includes hotels, restaurants, golf courses, water parks,
campsites, sports & auto racing complex, a wedding pavilion,
and other shopping & entertainment complexes, making the Walt
Disney World Resort in Florida the number one vacation
destination in the world.
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