Good morning. Here is a quick question: After Walt Disney lost everything then married at age 24 he worked hard drawing and selling cartoons and graphic designs to pay his bills. When things were a little rough in their life and they lived in a scanty studio he noticed a mouse that was the cutest and most mischievous running around the room and crawling in his garbage. Do you know the name of this mouse? (No, it is not Mickey) There is an unspecified prize to whomever can name this mouse first.
I will add to this story and how it applies to your career in the next few days.
Have a great day and make BIG things happen.
sysr
Wasn’t it Mortimer? Then someone made him change it to Mickey.
I had to google it, but Mortimer is what I found too…
The first Disney mouse’s name was “MINNIE”
Was is Hungry Hobbs?
Mortimer 🙂
It was his wife Lilly that told him to change it. Then he used Mortimer as Mickey’s rival.
Carly nice work. I thought either Mike Eames or Jay Frye would get this first!
i thought it was Willie…but could be wrong.
I thought it was rat bastard.
Mortimer. The Disney’s wife had him rename him. After the Mickey rename, Mortimer became Mickey’s rival for Minnie.
At least thats what my Gramps used to say.
Mortimer
Zane is correct in his discription, it was indeed Mortimer. Nice to think about all the pleasue he brought to his customers and patrons, all because he was THINKINKG of how to make a living with what he had at the time!
Mortimer,
Micky was named after Mickey Rooney after the request of Lilian Disney
It’s Mortimer mouse.
Looks like Carly was the first…..she gets an unspecified prize…..Yeehaw. Mortimer it was.
Look forward to the up coming follow up on this message as why Walt Disney gives us all a secret for success in business and our careers. sysr
Yes, Motimer and there were many different rederings before Mickey was introduced. It’s a GREAT story.