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Roy O. Disney
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American businessman and producer, co-founder of The Walt Disney Company (1893–1971)
Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Roy Oliver Disney (June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971) was an American businessman and co-founder of The Walt Disney Company. He was the older brother of Walt Disney and the father of Roy E. Disney.
Known for
- Disneyland Handcrafted — Self (archive footage)2026
- Walt Disney: Behind the Magic — Self (archive footage)2024
- The Imagineering Story — Self (archival footage)2019
- Walt Disney — self (archive)2015
- Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast — Self (archive footage)2010
- Waking Sleeping Beauty — Self (archive footage)2009
- Walt Disney: One Man's Dream — Self2001
- EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program — Self (archive footage)1983
- The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World — Self1971
- Project Florida — Self (archive footage)1971
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Key facts
- 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.
- Burial place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
- Occupation
- Entrepreneur
- Years active
- 1923–1971
- Title
- President, Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company (1945–1971)
- Term
- 1945–1968 (President) 1964–1971 (Chairman)
- Predecessor
- Walt Disney
- Successor
- Donn Tatum
- Political party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Edna Francis ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1925 )
- Relatives
- Disney family
- Branch
- United States Navy
- Service years
- 1917–1919
- Conflicts
- World War I
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Burbank
- Child
- Roy E. Disney
- Father
- Elias Disney
- Sibling
- Walt Disney
- Occupation
- banker
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Family
- Disney family
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Roy O. Disney with Company at Press Conference.jpg
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- Roy O. Disney
- date of birth
- 1893-06-24
- date of death
- 1971-12-20
- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Roy Oliver Disney
- start of work period
- 1929-00-00
- ethnic group
- Americans
- birth name
- Roy Oliver Disney
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- Russia–Turkey relations
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Encyclopedic overview
Roy Oliver Disney (/ˈdɪzni/ DIZ-nee; June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971) was an American entrepreneur. He co-founded with his younger brother Walt what is now the Walt Disney Company in October 1923. Disney also served as the company's first chief executive officer and was the father of Roy E. Disney.
Early life and education
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