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| '''Roy Oliver Disney''' (June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971) was, with his younger brother ], the co-founder of what is now ]. After Walt died, Roy became the ] of the company. Roy served as the company's chief executive officer (]) (1929–1971) – though title name was not given until 1968 – ] (1945–1971), and ] (1966–1971). | '''Roy Oliver Disney''' (June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971) was, with his younger brother ], the co-founder of what is now ]. After Walt died, Roy became the ] of the company. Roy served as the company's chief executive officer (]) (1929–1971) – though title name was not given until 1968 – ] (1945–1971), and ] (1966–1971). | ||
| ==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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| ==Brother's death== | ==Brother's death== | ||
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After Walter Disney's death in 1966, Roy postponed his retirement to oversee construction of what was then known as Disney World, and later renamed it ] as a tribute to his brother. | ||
| ==Death== | ==Death== | ||
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| A statue of Roy O. Disney seated on a park bench beside ] is located in the Town Square section of Main Street, U.S.A. at the ] theme park in Florida. A duplicate is located outside the ] building at Disney's corporate headquarters in Burbank, California. Roy O. Disney was the father of ], who died in December 2009. | A statue of Roy O. Disney seated on a park bench beside ] is located in the Town Square section of Main Street, U.S.A. at the ] theme park in Florida. A duplicate is located outside the ] building at Disney's corporate headquarters in Burbank, California. Roy O. Disney was the father of ], who died in 16 December 2009. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| Born | Roy Oliver Disney (1893-06-24)June 24, 1893 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 20, 1971(1971-12-20) (aged 78) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Chief executive officer |
| Spouse |
Edna Francis (m. 1925–1971) |
| Children | Roy E. Disney (1930-2009) |
| Parent(s) | Elias Disney Flora Call Disney |
| Relatives | Walt Disney (brother) |
Roy Oliver Disney (June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971) was, with his younger brother Walter Disney, the co-founder of what is now The Walt Disney Company. After Walt died, Roy became the chairman of the company. Roy served as the company's chief executive officer (CEO) (1929–1971) – though title name was not given until 1968 – president (1945–1971), and chairman (1966–1971).
Early life
Roy was born to Irish-Canadian Elias Disney and German-American Flora Call Disney in Chicago, Illinois. He was married to Edna Francis (1890–1984) from April 1925 until his death; their only child was Roy Edward Disney, who was born on January 10, 1930. Roy and his brother Walt ordered and built kit homes from Pacific Ready Cut Homes (a Los Angeles company) and in 1928, they built their homes side-by-side on Lyric Avenue. Their homes were slightly customized and enlarged, and do not exactly match the original homes featured in the Pacific Ready Cut Homes catalogs.
While Walt was the creative man, Roy was the one who made sure the company was financially stable; Roy and Walt both founded Disney Studios as brothers, but Walt would buy out most of Roy's share in 1929 and, unlike Max and Dave Fleischer of rival Fleischer Studios, was not a producer.
Brother's death
After Walter Disney's death in 1966, Roy postponed his retirement to oversee construction of what was then known as Disney World, and later renamed it Walt Disney World as a tribute to his brother.
Death
After Walt Disney World opened in October 1971, Roy Disney retired. He had complained of a "spot" over one of his eyes and was scheduled to visit his optometrist for a new eyeglass prescription. He was discovered in a dazed condition, collapsed, next to his bed by family members; he had died from a stroke. He was supposed to visit Disneyland with his grandchildren that day. His interment was located in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery.
Tributes
A statue of Roy O. Disney seated on a park bench beside Minnie Mouse is located in the Town Square section of Main Street, U.S.A. at the Magic Kingdom theme park in Florida. A duplicate is located outside the Team Disney building at Disney's corporate headquarters in Burbank, California. Roy O. Disney was the father of Roy E. Disney, who died in 16 December 2009.
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| Business positions | ||
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| Preceded byFirst CEO | Disney CEOs 1945–1971 |
Succeeded byDonn Tatum |
| Preceded byWalt Disney | Disney Presidents 1966–1968 |
Succeeded byDonn Tatum |
| Preceded byWalt Disney | Disney Chairmen 1964–1971 |
Succeeded byDonn Tatum |
- 1893 births
- 1971 deaths
- American businesspeople
- American people of Canadian descent
- Cardiovascular disease deaths in California
- Deaths from stroke
- Disney people
- Film studio executives
- American people of German descent
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of English descent
- People from Chicago, Illinois