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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 .
In his two-and-a-half hour plus Archive interview, Roy E. Disney (1930-2009) describes the early history of the Disney company and the role that his father, Roy O. Disney, and uncle Walt Disney, had in its creation and early years. He relates his childhood recollections of some of Disney's work including the company's first feature-length animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He talks ...
Dec 16, 2009 · Roy E. Disney's 56-year association with the company culminated in 2003 when he stepped down as vice chairman of Disney's board and chairman of the Disney Studio's Animation Department. He kept ...
A member of the dynasty that founded the studio with which he shares his name, Disney was the son of Walt’s brother Roy. After early experience shooting nature documentaries at the studio he served in executive roles during the renaissance of the 1990s, personally overseeing production of Fantasia 2000 (2000). *Read Roy E Disney's Guardian Obituary *Read Roy E Disney's Times Obituary
Roy was married to Edna Francis from April 1925 until his death. Their son, Roy Edward Disney, was born on January 10, 1930. Throughout his life, Roy, Sr. rejected the publicity and fame that came with being Walt's brother. Roy's nephew Charles Elias Disney named his own sons middle name Charles Roy Disney after both Roy O. Disney and Roy E ...
Dec 16, 2009 · His philanthropic activities included sponsorship of the Roy E. Disney Center for the Performing Arts at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center, part of Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, is scheduled to open in spring, 2010.
Dec 16, 2009 · Roy Edward Disney was a passionate racing sailor and supporter of youth sailing projects. His most beloved race was the Trans Pacific ocean race. He raced it sixteen times and set a course record in 1999 with his 74 foot ultra-light sled, “Pyewacket” finishing in an astounding 7 days, 11 hours and 41 minutes.
