The animation master’s first successful character, made for a different studio—and how his own studio acquired him.
by Rich Watson
Before Disney, the company, became an entertainment juggernaut, there was Walt Disney, the animator. In 1927, a year before his most famous creation captured the world’s imagination, he achieved his first big success was with Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
He may not have become as big as the mouse or the duck, but in recent years, he’s made a comeback.
