Simplify the following text for a Grade 13 native English-speaking person.
Original: Walter Elias `` Walt '' Disney ( December 5 , 1901 â `` December 15 , 1966 ) was an American film producer , director , screenwriter , voice actor , animator , entrepreneur , entertainer , international icon , and philanthropist .
Simplified: Walter Elias Disney ( December 5 , 1901 - December 15 , 1966 ) was a famous American entertainer , inventor , cartoonist , and entrepreneur .