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- Category: Motion pictures
- Unveiled: 24 Jul 1998
- Star rank: 1513
- Address:
6864 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing west
- GPS location:
34.101423, -118.339667
Roy O. Disney
Biography
Roy O. Disney (left) and Mickey Mouse (right) dedicate Walt Disney World on October 25, 1971.
Source: startedbyamouse.com
Roy Oliver Disney (June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971) was, with his younger brother Walt Disney, the co-founder of what is now The Walt Disney Company.
Fact file
- Born: Roy Oliver Disney June 24, 1893 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- Died: December 20, 1971 (aged 78) Burbank, California, U.S. Interred: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, U.S.
- Occupation: Entertainment industry executive
- Years active: 1923–1971
- Political party: Republican
- Religion: Christian (Congregationalist)
- Spouse: Edna Francis (1925–1971)
- Children: Roy E. Disney (1930-2009)
- Parents: Elias Disney Flora Call Disney
- Relatives: Herbert Arthur Disney (brother) Raymond Arnold Disney (brother) Walter Elias Disney (brother) Ruth Flora Disney (sister)
Read more about Roy O. Disney at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
In the news
Roy E. Disney Passes Away
Entertainment Tonigh, 2009-12-16 19:22:00
Roy E. Disney, nephew of Walt Disney, has died at the age of 79. Disney passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 16, after a battle with cancer, a spokesman for Disney's company Shamrock Holdings told the Los Angeles Times. Born in the 1930s, the younger Disney was a writer and producer ...
Hollywood Blvd, south side, between Orange and Highland
Nearby you will also find Don Rickles, Annette Funicello, Regis Philbin, Buck Jones, Louise Glaum, Phil Collins, and many others.