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  2. Roy Oliver Disney (/ ˈ d ɪ z n i /; June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971) 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.

  3. Oct 1, 2016 · Little has been written about this modest man besides a few articles and Bob Thomas’ fine book Building a Company: Roy O. Disney and the Creation of an Entertainment Empire, published in 1998. Here is a chance to learn more about him through his own words and recollections of his contemporaries.

  4. May 29, 2012 · Roy Oliver Disney joined his brother Walt in 1923 in forming the Disney Brothers Studio, which is the company we know today as The Disney Company. Both Walt and Roy brought unique skills to the company. Walt was an artist and visionary, and knew how to motivate people into doing great things.

  5. Oct 1, 2021 · – On Oct. 1, 1971, Central Florida changed forever, and while Walt Disney envisioned The Vacation Kingdom of the World, it was his older brother Roy Oliver Disney who made it happen. That...

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  6. Roy Disney was a keen observer and judge of character. He was a good listener. His ability to size up people and use his imagination to think from their perspective made him a good negotiator. He sometimes acted as an advance man for Walt who was immersed in production details, storylines, and almost everything else at the Studios.

  7. 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. He married Edna Francis in April 1925, and from this marriage, he was the father of the late Roy Edward Disney...

  8. Oct 22, 2016 · 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.’”

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