Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was born December 5, 1901 in Chicago's Hermosa community area and died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966. Disney was an American film producer, animator, entertainer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, and philanthropist. He, along with his brother Roy Disney, founded Walt Disney Productions whose 2012 annual revenues exceeded $37 billion dollars. Disney died of complications from lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966.