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The Creation of Mickey Mouse
After losing control of his first animated star, Oswald, Walt Disney brainstormed with his team to come up with a new cartoon character: a mouse named Mickey. "Walt Disney" premieres September 14 and 15 at 9/8c on PBS American Experience.
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