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Franklin G. Wells (March 4, 1932 – April 3, 1994) was an American businessman who served as president of The Walt Disney Company from 1984 until his death in 1994. [1] Life and career. Wells was born in Coronado, California and traced his ancestry back to the Mayflower. [2] . He attended Pomona College, which he left as Phi Beta Kappa in 1953. [3]
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Apr 5, 1994 · He was 62. Two other people were killed in the crash and two survived. Mr. Wells, who was Disney's president and chief operating officer, played a major role in the turnaround of Disney after he...
Apr 4, 1994 · Frank G. Wells, the president and chief operating officer of the Walt Disney Co. and a key part of one of the biggest turnarounds in American corporate history, was killed in a helicopter crash...
Apr 4, 1994 · Frank Wells, the behind-the-scenes executive who helped propel the Walt Disney Co. to new success with films such as ``Pretty Woman,'' ``Sister Act'' and the animated ``Aladdin,'' is dead. He was 62. Wells, Disney's president and chief operating officer, was killed Sunday in a helicopter crash during a heli-skiing expedition in central Nevada.
Frank Wells was Disney's president and COO from 1984 to 1994, who led the company's expansion and revitalization. He was also a mountaineer who climbed six of the seven summits and wrote a book about his feat.
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Apr 3, 1994 · On this day in 1994, former Disney president and Chief Operating Officer Frank Wells was tragically killed in a helicopter accident. Starting in 1984, Wells partnered with Michael Eisner to run...
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Apr 4, 1994 · Frank Wells was the president and chief operating officer of Disney who helped revive the company's films and theme parks. He died in a helicopter crash while heli-skiing in Nevada with two others.