 1933 - 2019 (85 years) Has 2 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.
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Ronald William Miller |
| Birth |
17 Apr 1933 |
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| FamilySearch ID |
LTRZ-TG9 |
| Death |
9 Feb 2019 |
Napa, Napa, California, United States |
| Burial |
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I152794 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
John William Miller, b. 18 Oct 1905, Trail, Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada d. 8 Jun 1986, Downey, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 80 years) |
| Mother |
Stella Virginia Bennett, b. 25 Feb 1912, Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States d. 11 Jul 1982, Anaheim, Orange, California, United States (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage |
25 Jun 1930 |
Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Family ID |
F39133 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Diane Marie Disney, b. 18 Dec 1933, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States d. 19 Nov 2013, Napa, Napa, California, United States (Age 79 years) |
| Marriage |
9 May 1954 |
All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F31037 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
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 | Birth - 17 Apr 1933 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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 | Marriage - 9 May 1954 - All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States |
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 | Death - 9 Feb 2019 - Napa, Napa, California, United States |
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 | Burial - - Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Notes |
- Ron W. Miller, Walt Disney’s son-in-law and the husband of Diane Disne y , passed away February 9, 2019, in Napa, California. He was 85.
Miller was 21 and a member of the USC Trojans football team when he wa s i ntroduced to then-20-year-old Diane Disney on a blind date. They wer e mar ried in Santa Barbara on May 9, 1954. Ron served in the Army and pl ayed f ootball for the Los Angeles Rams before his father-in-law recruite d him t o work at The Walt Disney Studios in 1957. Miller’s first job wa s servin g as second assistant on Old Yeller (1957). Eventually, as CEO , Miller pu shed the Company to expand and explore, creating Walt Disne y Home Video , Touchstone Pictures, and The Disney Channel.
“Everyone at The Walt Disney Company is deeply saddened by the passin g o f Ron Miller,” said Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer, T he W alt Disney Company. “His life and legacy are inextricably linked wit h ou r Company and the Disney family because he was such a vital part o f both , as our CEO and Walt’s son-in-law. Few people had Ron’s understan ding o f our history, or a deeper appreciation and respect for our Compan y, an d he shared it generously with anyone who wanted to know more. I wa s fort unate to have known him, and even luckier to have called him a fri end. M y thoughts and prayers are with his family.”
During Miller’s time at Disney, he pushed technological innovation, incl u ding computer animation, championing such innovative films as Tron (198 2) .
Miller, Diane, and Diane’s mother, Lillian, established Silverado Vineya r ds in 1981, four years after they purchased the property. This place, n ea r the small town of Yountville, California, became Ron and Diane’s per man ent residence.
He served on the Board of Directors at The Walt Disney Family Museum sin c e its opening in 2009 and became president in November 2013.
In 2014, D23 joined Miller for a dedication of a bench in honor of his l a te wife, Diane Disney Miller, at the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round. In a tt endance at the ceremony were his family, along with Disney Legends Ton y B axter and Bob Gurr.
Miller is survived by his children Christopher Miller, Joanna Miller, Ta m ara Diane Miller, Jennifer Goff, Walter Elias Disney Miller, Ronald Mil le r, and Patrick Miller; grandchildren Annabelle Rey, Nicholas Runeare , Rya n Scheer, Danielle Durham, Sam Goff, Lily Goff, Charlotte Goff, Seb astia n Runeare, Haley Scheer, Reilly Miller, Madeline Goff, William Mill er, an d Elias Miller; and great-grandchildren Stella Durham, Finley Sche er, an d Evelyn and Mason Goff.
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