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Roy Disney Biography (1930-)

Full name, Roy Edward Disney; born January 10, 1930, in Los Angeles, CA; sonof Roy Oliver and Edna (maiden name, Francis) Disney; nephew of Walt Disney (an animator and film studio executive); married Patricia Ann Dailey, September 17, 1955; children: Roy Patrick, Susan Margaret, Abigail Edna, Timothy John. Addresses: Office: Walt Disney Co., 500 South Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-0004.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Executive, producer, director

Birth Details

January 10, 1930

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Executive Producer
• (With others) The Little Mermaid, Buena Vista, 1989
• Cheetah, 1989
• (With others) Beauty and the Beast, Buena Vista, 1991
• (With others) The Lion King, Buena Vista, 1994
• (With others) Pocahontas, Buena Vista, 1995
• Fantasia 2000, Buena Vista, 1999
• Executive producer of numerous animated features for Disney.
• Film Producer
• Pacific High, 1979
• (As Roy E. Disney) The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, Buena Vista, 1998
• Film Director
• Mustang, 1973
• Film Work
• Assistant film editor, The Living Desert, 1953
• Assistant film editor, The Vanishing Prairie (also known as Large Animals That Once Roamed the Plains), 1954
• Camera operator, Perri, 1957
• Production associate, Mysteries of the Deep, 1959
• Film Appearances
• The Fantasy Film World of George Pal, 1986
• The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story, Buena Vista, 1999
• Adventures in Wild California (also known as MacGillivray Freeman's Adventures in Wild California), 2000
• The Making of "Fantasia" (also known as The Concert Feature), MacGillivray Freeman, 2000
• Television Producer
• Movies
• Flight of the Grey Wolf, 1976
• Television Work
• Series
• Assistant film editor, Dragnet (also known as Badge 714), 1951
• Producer, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, NBC, 1954
• Specials
• Executive producer, Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (animated), syndicated, 1990
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic, ABC,1994
• Movie News Hot Summer Sneak Preview, CBS, 1994
• The Lion King: A Musical Journey with Elton John, 1994
• Earth Day at Walt Disney World, The Disney Channel, 1996
• Host, Disney's Most Unlikely Heroes, ABC, 1996
• The Making of Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," ABC, 1996
• Hollywood & Vinyl: Disney's 101 Greatest Musical Moments, VH1,1998
• Grand Marshal, The 111th Tournament of Roses Parade, ABC, NBC, andCBS, 2000
• Interviewee, Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (documentary), ABC, 2001
• Episodic
• Voice of himself, "The Mouse Who Came to Dinner," House of Mouse (animated), ABC, 2001
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Mysteries of the Deep, 1959
• (With others) Additional dialogue, The Black Cauldron, Buena Vista, 1985
• Television Episodes
• Zorro, 1957
• Books
• Author of Perri (a novelization of the film).

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Fortune, June 5, 1989, p. 161