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Elias Charles Disney (February 6, 1859 – September 13, 1941) [1] was a Canadian-American construction worker and entrepreneur. He was best known as the father of Roy and Walt Disney, co-founders of The Walt Disney Company.
In 2009, the Walt Disney Family Museum, designed by Disney's daughter Diane and her son (Walt's grandson) Walter E. D. Miller, opened in the Presidio of San Francisco. [37] The museum was established to promote and inspire creativity and innovation and celebrate and study the life of Walt Disney. [38]
[155] [v] Walt Disney World expanded with the opening of Epcot Center in 1982; Walt Disney's vision of a functional city was replaced by a park more akin to a permanent world's fair. [157] In 2009, the Walt Disney Family Museum, designed by Disney's daughter Diane and her son Walter E. D. Miller, opened in the Presidio of San Francisco. [158]
Roy Oliver Disney (/ ˈ d ɪ z n i / DIZ-nee; [1] June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971) [2] was an American entertainment executive who co-founded the Walt Disney Company with his younger brother, Walt Disney. He also served as the company's first CEO and was the father of Roy E. Disney.
The late Disney creator was born in Chicago and lived in multiple properties in California throughout his life. See inside the many homes of Walt Disney, from his parents' $800 cottage to his ...
Lillian Bounds and Walt Disney married on July 13, 1925, [6] [7] in Idaho at her brother's home. The wedding was officiated by the rector of Lewiston's Episcopal Church of the Nativity. [8] Walt Disney's parents did not attend. As Bounds's father was deceased, her uncle, who was chief of the Lewiston Fire Department, gave the bride away.
When he died, Walt Disney left behind a multi-million dollar franchise. But one small note changed everything.
Disney CEO Bob Iger has picked up a huge ally in his battle with activist investor Nelson Peltz: Walt Disney’s family. The descendants of the legendary company founder as well as the family of ...