Lillian Disney

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Lilian Bounds (1951)

Lillian Marie Disney (born February 15, 1899 in Spalding , Idaho as Lillian Marie Bounds , † December 16, 1997 in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles , California ) was an American philanthropist and widow of the film producer Walt Disney (1901 to 1966). She was co-author of the first Mickey Mouse comic and is believed to have suggested the name for Disney's most famous comic book character.

Life

Lillian Marie and Walt Disney married on July 13, 1925 and had two daughters: Diane Marie (1933-2013), who later became Ron Miller's wife , and the adopted Sharon Mae (1936-1993).

While Disney had lived quite withdrawn during her husband's lifetime and had rarely been by his side in public appearances, after the death of Walt Disney she took part as patron of a variety of charitable projects and made a name for herself in the art world. She helped found the California Institute of the Arts , one of the most renowned training institutions for animators in the USA. In May 1987 she donated 50 million US dollars to build a large concert hall in Los Angeles. It was completed according to the plans of the architect Frank Gehry and, after a delay of several years, opened in October 2003 under the name Walt Disney Concert Hall .

In 1997 Disney died of a stroke at the age of 98.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Bernard Weinraub: Walt Disney's Widow, Lillian, Dies at 98. The New York Times , December 18, 1997, accessed July 6, 2015 .
  2. ^ Lillian Disney (Family). Disney, archived from the original on March 3, 2009 ; accessed on July 6, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Disney, Lillian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Disney, Lillian Marie (full name); Bounds, Lillian Marie (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American philanthropist, wife of Walt Disney
DATE OF BIRTH February 15, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Spalding , Idaho
DATE OF DEATH December 16, 1997
Place of death Holmby Hills, Los Angeles , California