Laugh-O-Grams
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Laugh-O-Grams - Becoming enamored with animation, and after experimental work on his own and while working for the Kansas City Film Ad Service, Walt Disney decided to set up his own company, Laugh-O-gram Films, in 1922 to produce animated films. He sold stock to gain the necessary capital, and after hiring several young Kansas City artists, he embarked on the production of a series of contemporary versions of old fairy tales. While the films were promising, Walt Disney was not then a very good businessman, and the company failed. This failure created the impetus for Walt to move to California, where he would begin a much more successful venture.