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Walt Disney died from lung cancer on December 15, 1966, after which Lillian remarried, to John L. Truyens (a Southern California real estate developer) from 1969 until his death in 1981. On December 15, 1997, Lillian Disney suffered a stroke and died the following morning in Los Angeles at age 98.
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...
Dec 18, 1997 · Lillian Disney, the widow of Disney founder Walt Disney and a prominent arts patron, died Tuesday night at her home in Los Angeles from complications following a recent stroke. She was 98.
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.
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...
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Dec 19, 1997 · LOS ANGELES -- Lillian Bounds Disney, widow of Walt Disney, died in her sleep after suffering a stroke. She was 98. She married Disney on July 13, 1925, in Lewiston, Idaho.