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The Walt Disney Company ... [77] [78] In 1949, the Walt Disney Music Company was founded to help with profits for merchandising. [79] 1950–1967: Live-action films ...
1917–1919. Battles/wars. World War I. Roy Oliver Disney (/ ˈdɪzni / DIZ-nee; [1] June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971) [2] was an American businessman who co-founded The Walt Disney Company with his younger brother Walt Disney. He also served as the company's first CEO and was the father of Roy E. Disney.
Walt Disney. Walter Elias Disney (/ ˈdɪzni / DIZ-nee; [2] December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy ...
1994. Frank Wells, president of The Walt Disney Company, dies in a helicopter crash. Jeffrey Katzenberg resigns as studio chairman to co-found his own studio, DreamWorks SKG. The first Walt Disney Gallery opens at the MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana, California on November 4. Disney Interactive is formed on December 5.
Roy Edward Disney KCSG (January 10, 1930 – December 16, 2009 [1]) was an American businessman. He was the longtime senior executive for the Walt Disney Company, which was founded by his uncle, Walt Disney, and his father, Roy O. Disney. At the time of his death, he held more than 16 million shares (about 1% of the company), [2] and served as ...
In 2004 she became Vice Chairman of Procter & Gamble and President of the company in 2007. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] On December 1, 2021, [ 11 ] [ 7 ] Arnold was appointed to replace Bob Iger as chair of the board at The Walt Disney Company and became the first woman to be appointed to this position in the 98-year history of Disney.
Michael Eisner. Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) [2] is an American businessman [3] and former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company from September 1984 to September 2005. [4][5][6] Prior to Disney, Eisner was president of rival film studio Paramount Pictures from 1976 to 1984, [7] and had brief stints ...
Robert Alan Iger (/ ˈ aɪ ɡ ər /; born February 10, 1951) [3] is an American media executive who is chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company. [4] He previously was the president of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) between 1994 and 1995 and president and chief operating officer (COO) of Capital Cities/ABC, from 1995 until its acquisition by Disney in 1996.