Universally known as the creator of Mickey Mouse, who first
        appeared as a sound cartoon in 1928, he had previously produced
        several series of animated cartoons.
             He is also remembered for his Silly Symphonies and his
        full-length coloured cartoon films, of which the first was "Snow White
        and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937), and which included "Pinocchio" (1940),
        "Dumbo" (1941), "Bambi" (1942), "Lady and The Tramp" (1955), "Sleeping
        Beauty" (1959), and also, in 1940, "Fantasia", the first successful
        attempt to realize music in images.
             In 1948 he began directing his series of coloured nature films,
        including "The Living Desert" (1953). He also directed several
        swashbuckling colour films for young people, including "Treasure
        Island" (1950 and "Robin Hood" (1952).

        
Source: Chambers's Biographical Dictionary.