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  1. Roy Oliver Disney ( / ˈdɪzni /; [1] June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971) [2] 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 .

  2. Childhood & Early Life. Born on June 24, 1893, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., Roy Disney was one of the five children of Irish-Canadian Elias Charles Disney and English-German-American Flora Call Disney. He was the middle child, younger than his brothers Herbert Arthur and Raymond Arnold but older than sister Ruth Flora and Walt.

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  3. Roy O. Disney. Self: Hollywood: City of Celluloid. Roy O. Disney was an American businessman, becoming the partner and co-founder, along with his younger brother Walt Disney, of Walt Disney Productions, since renamed The Walt Disney Company. While Walt was the creative man, Roy was the one who made sure the company was financially stable. Roy and Walt both founded Disney Studios as brothers ...

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  4. Oct 1, 2016 · Gentle Visionary: Roy O. Disney. I’ve been made the skinflint, but I really wasn’t. …. All I’ve been trying to do is help Walt do what he was trying to do. —Roy O. Disney. In fact, Roy Disney sometimes overspent on principle, which ended up being a bargain. He paid ABC 15 times its $500,000 investment in Disneyland to buy out its 34% ...

  5. Oct 1, 2021 · Roy O. Disney and Mickey Mouse at the Oct. 25, 1971, dedication ceremony for Walt Disney World Resort on Main Street, U.S.A., in Magic Kingdom Park in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney) (Disney, Disney)

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  6. 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, who was born on January 10, 1930. While Walt was the creative genius, Roy was the one who made sure ...

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  8. Oct 9, 2016 · Roy Disney memo to Walt Disney, Sep 25, 1946. Roy O. Disney sometimes acted as an advance man for Walt who was immersed in production details, storylines, and almost everything else at the Studios. Roy kept Walt abreast of developments in succinct, vivid letters and memos.

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