Roy O. Disney AKA Roy Oliver Disney Born: 24-Jun-1893 Birthplace: Chicago, IL Died: 20-Dec-1971 Location of death: Burbank, CA Cause of death: Cerebral Hemorrhage Remains: Buried, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, CA
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Business, Relative Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States Executive summary: Walt Disney's brother Military service: US Navy (1917-19) Father: Elias Disney (b. 6-Feb-1859, d. 13-Sep-1941) Mother: Flora Call (b. 22-Apr-1868, d. 26-Nov-1938) Brother: Walt Disney (b. 5-Dec-1901, d. 15-Dec-1966, lung cancer) Brother: Herbert Arthur Disney (b. 8-Dec-1888, d. 29-Jan-1961) Brother: Raymond Arnold Disney (b. 30-Dec-1890, d. 24-May-1989) Sister: Ruth Flora Disney Wife: Edna Francis (m. 11-Apr-1925, d. 18-Dec-1984) Son: Roy E. Disney (b. 10-Jan-1930)
Disney CEO (1929-71)
Disney President (1945-71)
Member of the Board of Disney (as Chairman, 1964-71)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6833 Hollywood Blvd (motion pictures) The Kansas City Star paperboy Tonsillectomy Visited Disneyland on Opening Day Ticket #1 Risk Factors: Tuberculosis
Is the subject of books:
Building a Company: Roy O. Disney and the Creation of an Entertainment Empire, 1998, BY: Bob Thomas, DETAILS: (nonfiction)
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