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Diane Disney Miller. Diane Marie Disney-Miller (December 18, 1933 – November 19, 2013) [1] was the daughter and only biological child of Walt Disney and his wife Lillian Bounds Disney. [2] Diane co-founded the Walt Disney Family Museum alongside her family. She was president of the Board of Directors of the Walt Disney Family Foundation.
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A lifelong classical music enthusiast and a generous philanthropist and patron of the arts, Diane Disney Miller was also a wife, mother, grandmother, and, most famously, the daughter of Walt Disney. With her husband, Ron Miller, she founded the renowned winery Silverado Vineyards in Napa.
Diane was born in Los Angeles on December 18, 1933. She married Ron Miller in 1954, and they raised seven children together. Partners for almost 60 years, Diane and Ron always set aside time to be in nature, skiing in Colorado, and swimming in the ocean in Hawaii throughout their lives.
Diane possessed remarkable enthusiasm and energy. She was devoted to raising her seven children and was also a lifelong pianist with a passion for classical music, generously supporting the arts. Over the last two decades of her life, Diane undertook an active advocacy to document the life and accomplishments of her father.
Diane was her fathers daughter, a creative force with the persistence to follow dreams and make a difference. Dianes proudest legacy is no doubt her large and adoring family. Diane also worked tirelessly to conceive of and complete both the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and The Walt Disney Family Museum.
Nov 21, 2013 · Nov. 25, 2013. An obituary on Thursday about Diane Disney Miller, who played a key role in the construction of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Walt Disney Family Museum in San ...
Nov 20, 2013 · Diane Disney, philanthropist: born Los Angeles 18 December 1933; married 1954 Ron Miller (four sons, three daughters); died Napa, California 19 November 2013. More about
Nov 19, 2013 · Diane was the wife of former Disney CEO Ron Miller, as well as mother to their seven children, Christopher, Joanna, Tamara, Jennifer, Walter, Ronald and Patrick. She also had 13 grandchildren and had the great joy of recently welcoming her first great-grandchild into the world.”
Nov 20, 2013 · NAPA, California (AP) — Diane Disney Miller, Walt Disney’s daughter and one of his inspirations for building the Disneyland theme park, has died at her home in Napa, California. She was 79. Her death Tuesday was confirmed by The Walt Disney Co. The cause was complications from a fall, said Andi Wang, spokeswoman for the Walt Disney Family ...
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Nov 20, 2013 · 20 November 2013. Miller was Walt and Lillian Disney's first daughter. The eldest daughter of Walt Disney, Diane Disney Miller, who inspired him to build the first Disneyland theme park, has died ...
