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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.
Dec 18, 1997 · Lillian Bounds Disney, the woman who gave a world-famous cartoon mouse his name, has died. She was 98. Disney died Tuesday in her sleep at her Los Angeles home. She had suffered a stroke on...
Dec 18, 1997 · Lillian Bounds Disney, who gave a world-famous cartoon mouse his name and left as her legacy the impetus for the still-unbuilt Walt Disney Concert Hall to honor her late husband, has died. She was...
Dec 18, 1997 · 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...
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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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.
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Dec 18, 1997 · Mrs. Disney died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles from complications following a stroke, said family friend Michael Broggie. The former Lillian Bounds was married to the studio chief for 41...
