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Roy Oliver Disney |
| Birth |
24 Jun 1893 |
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| FamilySearch ID |
L7N1-484 |
| Death |
20 Dec 1971 |
Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Burial |
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Person ID |
I97074 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Elias Charles Disney, b. 6 Feb 1859, Bluevale, Morris-Turnberry, Huron, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Sep 1941, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 82 years) |
| Mother |
Flora Call, b. 22 Apr 1868, Steuben, Huron, Ohio, United States d. 26 Nov 1938, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage |
1 Jan 1888 |
Kismet, Lake, Florida, United States |
| Family ID |
F31031 |
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 | Birth - 24 Jun 1893 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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 | Death - 20 Dec 1971 - Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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 | Burial - - Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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- ROY OLIVER DISNEY ~
An American businessman, partner and co-founder, along with his younge r b rother Walt Disney, of Walt Disney Productions, now known as The Wal t Dis ney Company.
Roy was born to Irish-Canadian Elias Charles Disney and English-German-A m erican Flora Call Disney in Chicago, Illinois. The family moved to Marc el ine, Missouri, in 1896, and to Kansas City, Missouri in 1911. On Jul y 1 , 1911, Roy's father Elias purchased a newspaper delivery route for T he K ansas City Star and The Kansas City Times. It extended from 27th Str eet t o 31st Street, and from Prospect Avenue to Indiana Avenue. Roy an d his br other, Walt worked as newspaper delivery-boys. The family delive red the m orning newspaper, The Kansas City Times, to approximately 700 c ustomers , and The Kansas City Star to more than 600 customers. The numbe r of cust omers served increased with time.
Roy graduated from the Manual Training High School of Kansas City in 191 2 . He left the paper delivery route and worked on a farm in the summer . H e was then employed as a bank clerk along with his brother, Raymond A rnol d Disney at the First National Bank in downtown Kansas City. At thi s sam e time Roy's brother Walt developed his Laugh-O-gram Studios in Kan sas Ci ty.
Roy served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919. Roy contracted t u berculosis, therefore, was discharged from military duty. He relocate d t o Los Angeles and worked as a banker whilst recuperating in hospital . I n 1923, his brother, Walt joined Roy in Hollywood after he filed fo r bank ruptcy in Kansas City, and the two planned the start of the Disne y Brothe rs Studio.
The brothers ordered kit houses from Los Angeles-based Pacific Ready C u t Homes, and in 1928, built their homes adjacently on Lyric Avenue in t h e Los Feliz neighborhood.
Whilst Walt led the creative side, Roy guided the business side and fina n ces. Roy and Walt both founded Disney Bros. Studios as brothers, but Wa l t would later buyout most of Roy's share in 1929 so, unlike Max and Da v e Fleischer of rival Fleischer Studios, Roy was not a co-producer .
However, Roy would be an equal partner in all facets of the production c o mpany and he became the company's first CEO in 1929, although the offic ia l title was not given to him until 1968. He also shared the role of Ch air man of the Board with Walt from 1945. In 1960, Walt dropped the Chair ma n title so he could focus more on the creative aspects of the compan y .
Following Walt's death in 1966, Roy postponed his retirement to overse e c onstruction of what was then known as Disney World. He later rename d th e park "Walt Disney World" as a tribute to his brother. Roy became t he pr esident of Walt Disney Productions headquartered in Burbank, Califo rnia o n December 15, 1966, until 1968.
Roy Oliver Disney was married to Edna Francis from April 1925 until hi s d eath. Their only child, Roy Edward Disney, was born on January 10, 19 30 . Throughout his life, Roy rejected the publicity and fame that came w it h being Walt's brother. Roy's nephew who is Charles Elias Disney name d hi s sons middle name Charles Roy Disney after Roy.
After the opening of Walt Disney World in October 1971, Roy finally reti r ed. He passed away, on December 20, 1971, age 78, from an intracrania l he morrhage. He is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial-Park (Hollywood Hil ls) i n Los Angeles alongside his wife Edna Disney .
When the Walt Disney Concert Hall opened in Los Angeles, included with i n the structure complex is the REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Thea te r) is an interdisciplinary contemporary arts center for innovative vis ual , performing and media arts in downtown Los Angeles. Opened in Novemb er 2 003 as the initial professional presenting arm of CalArts, REDCAT ha s sin ce garnered a reputation for groundbreaking theater and a worldwid e art s following as a launching platform for up-and-coming local artists , an d for introducing internationally acclaimed productions and exhibiti ons t o L.A. audiences that are often premiering on the West Coast for th e firs t time.
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