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Roy Oliver Disney (/ ˈdɪzni / DIZ-nee; [1] June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971) [2] was an American businessman 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. Biography. Early life.
By 1929, Roy was Executive Vice-President of Walt Disney Productions. He succeeded Walt as President in September 1945 to relieve him of administrative responsibilities. Roy, in turn, shed this title in 1968, becoming Chairman of the Board.
From the One Man’s Dream attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, this early picture shows a young Roy O Disney and his younger brother Walt Disney together. Roy rallied together the resources necessary to complete the park.
At the dedication of the Magic Kingdom on October 25, 1971, Roy O. Disney, the 78-year-old brother of the fabled Walt Disney who had died nearly five years earlier, stood stiffly by the...
Roy O. Disney sometimes acted as an advance man for Walt who was immersed in production details, storylines, and almost everything else at the Studios. Roy kept Walt abreast of developments in succinct, vivid letters and memos.
Roy O. Disney passed away on December 20, 1971, only two months after the opening of Walt Disney World and his own retirement from the Walt Disney Company. While many of his professional efforts went towards securing the legacy of his brother Walt, Roy created a legacy of his own that can’t be ignored.
According to a “News from Walt Disney World” press release, “In November of 1968, Roy O. Disney relinquished his position as President of Walt Disney Productions so as to ‘concentrate his efforts on finalizing plans for financing the enormous Walt Disney World project near Orlando, Florida.’”
Roy O. Disney was an American businessman, becoming the partner and co-founder, along with his younger brother Walt Disney, of Walt Disney Productions, since renamed The Walt Disney Company. While Walt was the creative man, Roy was the one who made sure the company was financially stable.
Roy Oliver Disney was Walt Disney 's older brother and co-founder of what is now The Walt Disney Company. Roy was born to Elias Disney and the former Flora Call in Chicago, Illinois in 1893.
When Roy O. Disney’s brother Walt Disney died in 1966, he was ready to retire. But his brother’s death kept him on the job to tackle the biggest project the Walt Disney Company had ever...