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Walt Disney died of lung cancer on December 15, 1966, aged 65, and Lillian was married to John L. Truyens from May 1969 until his death on February 24, 1981, aged 73. [11] In 1987, she pledged a $50 million gift towards the construction of a new concert hall in Los Angeles. [12]
Apr 30, 2024 · Walt and Lillian were married until the film legend died in 1966 at age 65 from a circulatory collapse caused by lung cancer. Lillian then wed John L. Truyens in 1961. The pair were married until he died in 1981. She died in Los Angeles at age 98 on December 16, 1997.
Apr 18, 2023 · Only a few years after Walt’s death, Lillian attended a social gathering, and it was there that she met a retired real estate developer named John Truyens. Lillian Disney/Credit: The Famous People. It wasn’t long before Lillian’s heart was stirred by Truyens, and the two began spending more and more time together.
Mar 7, 2006 · Lillian Disney, the widow of legendary animator and filmmaker Walt Disney, died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday December 16th 1997. Lillian passed away at her home in West Los Angeles at the age of 98 following a stroke that she suffered early in the morning of December 15th.
Apr 4, 2023 · May 15, 1907. Birthplace: Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. Death: February 24, 1981 (73) Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States. Immediate Family: Son of Hubert D Truyens and Blanche Truyens. Husband of Adelaide Margaret Truyens and Lillian Marie Disney.
Oct 13, 2019 · After Walt’s death from lung cancer in 1966, she married John Truyens, a real estate developer who died in 1981. But Lillian remained devoted to Walt’s memory, helping to found the California Institute of the Arts (a training ground for many Disney animators) and donating $50 million for an L.A. concert hall to be built in his name.
Jan 8, 2020 · Three years after his passing, she married John Truyens, and was with him till his death in 1981. In 1987, Lillian gifted 50 million dollars to Music Center of Los Angeles County for creating the ‘Walt Disney Concert Hall’, which saw completion in 2003.
