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Lillian Marie Disney (née Bounds; February 15, 1899 – December 16, 1997) was an American ink artist at the Disney Studios and the wife of Walt Disney from 1925 until his death in 1966. Born in Spalding, Idaho, Disney graduated from high school in Lapwai before moving to Lewiston to attend college.
- 1924–1997
- 2, including Diane Disney Miller
- Lillian Marie Bounds, February 15, 1899, Spalding, Idaho, U.S.
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Jan 8, 2020 · Lillian Disney was the wife of American animator, producer, and entrepreneur, Walt Disney, and is considered to have been the sounding board for all of his ideas: big or small. She holds the credit of giving name to the most famous ‘mouse’ and a lot of other advices that have shaped the 130-billion-dollar company the world knows today.
Lillian Marie Disney (née Bounds) was the wife of Walt Disney from 1925, until his death in 1966. Born in Spalding, Idaho, she graduated from Lapwai High School and attended a year of business college before moving to southern California in 1923 to live with her sister, Hazel Sewell.
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Dec 18, 1997 · Lillian Bounds Disney, who gave a world-famous cartoon mouse his name and left as her legacy the impetus for the still-unbuilt Walt Disney Concert Hall to honor her late husband, has died. She...
Dec 18, 1997 · Lillian Disney, the widow of Walt Disney and a prominent patron of the arts, died on Tuesday at her home in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles after suffering a stroke on Monday. She was...
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Dec 18, 1997 · Lillian Bounds Disney, the woman who gave a world-famous cartoon mouse his name, has died. She was 98. Disney died Tuesday in her sleep at her Los Angeles home. She had suffered a stroke on...
Born in Spalding, Idaho, on February 15, 1899, Lillian grew up in Lapwai, Idaho, on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. There, her father worked as a blacksmith and federal marshal. She moved to Los Angeles in 1923, and won a job at the fledgling Walt Disney Studio as a secretary and inker of animated cels. Lillian met the boss, who sometimes ...
