Walt Disney Family Tree

Walt disney was the head of pageantry for the 1960 winter olympics.

Walt disney family tree. By the early 1960s the disney empire was a major success and walt disney productions had established itself as the world s leading producer of family entertainment. Walt disney s vision of a functional city was replaced by a park more akin to a permanent world s fair. Explore genealogy for walt disney born 1901 chicago cook illinois united states died 1966 burbank los angeles california united states including ancestors children 2 photos 9 genealogist comments more in the free family tree community.

Walt disney s father elias disney was born and raised in ontario. Disney family lineage this page describes the family of elias charles disney son of kepple elias disney nov. December 10 1954 infant christopher with grandpa walt.

Walt disney world expanded with the opening of epcot center in 1982. It has been suggested that the exposition was a source of. Is this your ancestor.

After decades of pursuing disney finally procured the rights to p l. Joanna sharon miller runeare b. Home parents first generation second generation.

In 2009 the walt disney family museum designed by disney s daughter diane and her son walter e. The honourable walt the walt disney family museum records that walt along with members of his staff received more than 950 honors and citations from throughout the world. April 17 1933 husband of diane disney miller from 1954 until her death in 2013.

Elias disney was born on february 6 1859 in the small hamlet of bluevale ontario which is not far from goderich on the shores of lake huron. Less than a decade earlier walt s father elias disney had come to chicago and found work on the 1893 world s columbian exposition. And that is how the story begins of walt disney s roots in canada.

This page describes the family of elias charles disney son of kepple elias disney and mary richardson disney the father of walter elias walt disney and roy o. Walt disney was born december 5 1901 in chicago illinois to elias and flora call disney. Walt disney family tree surname index who was walt disney.

July 3 1957 pictured here at. Miller opened in the presidio of san francisco. Since walt disney died in 1966 at age 65 his two children diane and sharon shied away.

The family name originally d isigny from isigny is of norman french derivation coming from the town of isigny sur mer the disneys among others descended from normans who settled in ireland around the 11th century. 2 1832 may 1891 and mary richardson disney march 20 1838 march 10 1908 husband of flora call disney and the father of walter elias walt disney and roy oliver disney herbert arthur disney raymond arnold disney and ruth flora disney beecher. Among the honours for walt are honorary degrees from harvard yale the university of southern california and the university of california los angeles.