Walt Disney died of complications from lung cancer on December 15, 1966 at St. Joseph's Hospital across the street from his studio. He was 65 years old. Best known for building Walt Disney Studios into one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world, Walt Disney was responsible for the creation of such memorable characters as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy, as well as a string if award-winning animated movies. Another product of his imagination is the popular theme park Disneyland which features characters and attractions from many of his films. Since the time of Disney's death, rumors have persisted that he had his body cryogenically frozen until a cure for his particular kind of cancer was developed, so that he could then be "re-animated" and cured. An urban legend even developed that his body had been stored under the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland. These rumors were fueled, perhaps, by the fact that both his family and the Disney Studio refused to comment on his death. However, the fact is that Walt Disney was cremated, and his ashes were placed in a family crypt at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. His Death Certificate can be obtained from the County of Los Angeles.