Roy E. Disney
Roy Edward Disney, Walt’s nephew, son of Roy Oliver Disney and Edna Francis, graduated from Pomona College in 1951 and first began working for the Walt Disney Company as an assistant director in 1954. He then produced some True-Life Adventure films and continued to work as a writer, director and producer until 1967 when he was elected to the Board of Directors of the company.
He resigned as an executive in 1977 but retained a seat on the board of directors. His resignation from the board in 1984, which occurred in the midst of a corporate takeover battle, was the beginning of a series of developments that led to the replacement of company President and CEO Ron Miller by Michael Eisner and Frank Wells. Under the new regime Roy returned to the company as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Head of the Animation Department.
He currently serves as a consultant for the company and Director Emeritus for the Board of Directors
This interview was conducted the day Roy Edward’s father, Roy O., was given a star on Hollywood Boulevard. […]
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- 1 - Ruth Disney Beecher (Dave Smith)
- 2 - Les Clark (Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston)
- 3 - Harry Tytle (Richard Hubler)
- 4 - James Bodrero (Milt Gray)
- 5 - Sylvia Holland - as remembered by Theo Halladay (Robin Allan)
- 6 - Retta Scott (Robin Allan)
- 7 - Retta Davidson (Jim Korkis)
- 8 - Retta Davidson (Floyd Norman)
- 9 - Moe Gollub - as remembered by Mark Kirkland (Steve Hulett)
- 10 - Ben Sharpsteen (Richard Hubler)
- 11 - Lou Debney (David Tietyen)
- 12 - Jim Macdonald (David Tietyen)
- 13 - Charles Wolcott (David Tietyen)
- 14 - Bill Cottrell (Richard Hubler)
- 15 - Herb Ryman (Richard Hubler)
- 16 - Donn Tatum (Richard Hubler)
- 17 - Card Walker (Richard Hubler)
- 18 - Bob Sherman (Richard Hubler)
- 19 - Dolores Voght (Richard Hubler)
- 20 - Tommie Wilck (Richard Hubler)
- 21 - Welton Becket (Richard Hubler)
- 22 - Bill Anderson (John G. West)
- 23 - Robert Stevenson (Richard Hubler)
- 24 - Don Griffith (Christopher Finch, Linda Rosenkrantz)
- 25 - Floyd Gottfredson (Jim Korkis)
- 26 - Floyd Gottfredson (Tony Fischier)
- 27 - Al Taliaferro (Jim Korkis)
- 28 - Jack Hannah (Jim Korkis)
- 29 - Carl Barks (Jim Fanning)
- 30 - Blaine Gibson (Paul F. Anderson)
- 31 - Harriet Burns (Scott Wolf)
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Roy E. Disney
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- 33 - Correspondence with Frank Thomas (Göran Broling)
- 34 - Bud Hester (Didier Ghez)
- 35 - Ken Southworth (Didier Ghez)
- 36 - Dale Baer (Didier Ghez)
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