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Disney</b></font><p><b>AKA</b> Roy Oliver Disney<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/693/000106375/" class=proflink>24-Jun</a>-<a href="/lists/892/000105577/" class=proflink>1893</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/457/000069250/" class=proflink>Chicago, IL</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/241/000106920/" class=proflink>20-Dec</a>-<a href="/lists/481/000106163/" class=proflink>1971</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/440/000069233/" class=proflink>Burbank, CA</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> Cerebral Hemorrhage<br><b>Remains:</b> Buried, <a href="/cemetery/650/000208026/" class="proflink">Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, CA</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Business, Relative<br><b>Party Affiliation:</b> Republican<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> Walt Disney's brother<p><b>Military service:</b> US Navy (1917-19)<p><b>Father:</b> Elias Disney (b. 6-Feb-1859, d. 13-Sep-1941)<br><b>Mother:</b> Flora Call (b. 22-Apr-1868, d. 26-Nov-1938)<br><b>Brother:</b> <a href="/people/089/000027008/">Walt Disney</a> (b. 5-Dec-1901, d. 15-Dec-1966, lung cancer)<br><b>Brother:</b> Herbert Arthur Disney (b. 8-Dec-1888, d. 29-Jan-1961)<br><b>Brother:</b> Raymond Arnold Disney (b. 30-Dec-1890, d. 24-May-1989)<br><b>Sister:</b> Ruth Flora Disney<br><b>Wife:</b> Edna Francis (m. 11-Apr-1925, d. 18-Dec-1984)<br><b>Son:</b> <a href="/people/319/000023250/">Roy E. Disney</a> (b. 10-Jan-1930)<br><p> <a href="/company/688/000042562/">Disney</a> CEO (1929-71)<br> <a href="/company/688/000042562/">Disney</a> President (1945-71)<br> Member of the Board of <a href="/company/688/000042562/">Disney</a> (as Chairman, 1964-71)<br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 6833 Hollywood Blvd (motion pictures)<br> <a href="/media/886/000111553/">The Kansas City Star</a> paperboy<br> <a href="/event/479/000159999/">Tonsillectomy</a> <br> <a href="/event/713/000365615/">Visited Disneyland on Opening Day</a> Ticket #1<br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/352/000211716/">Tuberculosis</a><br> <p> <b>Is the subject of books:</b><br> <i>Building a Company: Roy O. Disney and the Creation of an Entertainment Empire</i>, <tt>1998</tt>, <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>BY:</font> Bob Thomas, <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>DETAILS:</font> (nonfiction)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=111966"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=111966">Roy O. 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