Walt Disney was born in Chicago in 1901. He lived in a small home with his parents, Elias and Flora, and his three siblings. It was a life of frugality and scarcity. Elias’s jobs included ...

Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1901 to Elias and Flora Disney, Walt was the fourth of five children. His love of drawing would blossom when the family moved to Marceline, Missouri, in 1906.