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- Lillian Disney, the widow of Walt Disney and a prominent patron of the arts, died on Tuesday at her home in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles after suffering a stroke on Monday. She was 98.
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Lillian Marie Disney (née Bounds; February 15, 1899 – December 16, 1997) was an American ink artist at the Walt Disney Animation Studios and the wife of Walt Disney from 1925 until his death in 1966.
After Walt’s death from lung cancer in 1966, she married John Truyens, a real estate developer who died in 1981. But Lillian remained devoted to Walt’s memory, helping to found the California Institute of the Arts (a training ground for many Disney animators) and donating $50 million for an L.A. concert hall to be built in his name.
Dec 30, 1997 · Lillian Disney, the widow of Walt Disney and a leading patron of the arts, has died aged 98 at her home in Los Angeles from complications following a stroke, said friend family friend Michael...
- The Herald Staff
Lillian Disney suffered a stroke on December 15, 1997, which was exactly 31 years after the death of her first husband, Walt. She died the following morning on December 16, 1997, at her home in Los Angeles, California.
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The couple had a daughter Diane Marie Disney who was born on the 18th December 1933, and adopted a girl Sharon Mae Disney who was born on 31 December 1936. Sharon died of breast cancer in 1993. Lillian Disney had a four-decade long marriage with Walt, that lasted until his death in 1966.
Apr 25, 2024 · According to her obituary in the New York Times, Mr. Disney often discussed ideas and sought his wife’s approval on projects like Snow White and building Disneyland. Lillian is also credited with naming Mickey Mouse – who Walt had initially wanted to name Mortimer Mouse.
Mar 7, 2006 · Lillian Disney, the widow of legendary animator and filmmaker Walt Disney, died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday December 16th 1997. Lillian passed away at her home in West Los Angeles at the age of 98 following a stroke that she suffered early in the morning of December 15th.
