Walt Disney survived one pandemic before Mickey Mouse was even drawn. The year was 1918 and Walt, aged just 17, succumbed to Spanish influenza. He pulled through, and eventually built an entertainment empire the world has come to know by name.
His company endured some big knocks too; the Great De
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