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Elias Charles Disney (February 6, 1859 – September 13, 1941) was an Irish-Canadian-American construction worker and entrepreneur. He is best known as the father of Roy and Walt Disney , co-founders of The Walt Disney Company .
Feb 6, 2013 · On February 6 we celebrate the anniversary of the birthday of a man who is sometimes overlooked in accounts of Disney history: Elias Disney, Walt’s and Roy’s father. Disney and film historian J.B. Kaufman gives us a closer look at the man who played a very important role in Walt's life.
Walter Elias Disney ( / ˈdɪzni /; [2] December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons.
Dec 17, 2013 · Like Father, Like Sons: Elias Disney, Entrepreneur. Walt Disney’s father Elias Disney (1859-1941) was very much a Doer and a Maker. If Kickstarter had existed at the end of the 19th century (along with personal computers and […]
Dec 3, 2006 · He was born Walter Elias Disney, on December 5, 1901, in Chicago. His father, Elias, was at that time a carpenter, and the first Disney-like note in the story is struck when we...
Apr 3, 2019 · Elias Disney is Born. February 6, 1859. On this day, Walt Disney’s father, Elias Disney was born in Bluevale, Ontario, Canada to Kepple and Mary Disney. Throughout his life, Elias dabbled in a variety of careers, usually with little success.
Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the fourth of Elias and Flora Disney's five children. Here, Walt poses with his younger sister Ruth...
Elias Disney, Father of Walt Disney, born in Bluevale, Ontario, Canada, on February 6, 1859, the son of Irish immigrants.
Jun 13, 2013 · Disney’s father, Elias, worked as a contractor on the World’s Columbian Exposition after moving his young family to Chicago in the early-1890s. Later, he would build the home on Tripp Avenue where Walt was born in 1901. Prior to that Roy was born there and then later, their sister, Ruth.
Dec 5, 2011 · Elias and Flora Disney, Walt’s parents, arrived in Chicago from Florida in 1890. The World’s Fair was coming, and Elias hoped to find work as a carpenter. The family first lived near the fair...
