Walt Disney was one of the most influential Americans of the twentieth century. He was an artist who created loveable characters who have become part of the planet's collective consciousness. He was a visionary leader who embraced innovation and built a vast entertainment empire that has delighted billions of people and thrives to this day. He was a philanthropist who built one of the world's finest multi-disciplinary art schools. He was also a union-hating right-winger who met with Mussolini. There was no one quite like Walt Disney. This is his story.