Full Name | Roy Oliver Disney |
Birth Date | June 24, 1893 |
Birth Place | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Death Date | December 20, 1971 |
Age at Death | 78 |
Death Place | Burbank, California, U.S. |
Burial Place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Entertainment industry executive |
Years Active | 1923–1971 |
Political Party | Republicans |
Spouse | Edna Francis (married in 1925) |
Children | Roy E. Disney |
Parents | Elias Disney and Flora Call Disney |
Relatives | See Disney family |
Net Worth | $1.2 Billion |
Military Service | United States Navy |
Years of Service | 1917–1919 |
Battles/Wars | World War I |
Co-Founder | The Walt Disney Company |
First CEO | The Walt Disney Company |
Early Residences | Marceline, Missouri; Kansas City, Missouri |
Education | Manual Training High School of Kansas City |
Early Career | Newspaper delivery, farm worker, bank clerk |
Health | Contracted tuberculosis during military service |
Post-Navy Career | Moved to Hollywood and co-founded Disney Brothers Studio with Walt Disney |
Home Building | Built kit homes in the Los Feliz neighborhood in 1928 |