Walt Disney Family Tree

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 family tree. Among the honours for walt are honorary degrees from harvard yale the university of southern california and the university of california los angeles. Walt disney s vision of a functional city was replaced by a park more akin to a permanent world s fair. 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.
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. Home parents first generation second generation. 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. Since walt disney died in 1966 at age 65 his two children diane and sharon shied away. Miller opened in the presidio of san francisco.
December 10 1954 infant christopher with grandpa walt. Walt disney was born december 5 1901 in chicago illinois to elias and flora call disney. Walt disney was the head of pageantry for the 1960 winter olympics.
Walt disney s father elias disney was born and raised in ontario. 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. In 2009 the walt disney family museum designed by disney s daughter diane and her son walter e.
After decades of pursuing disney finally procured the rights to p l. Joanna sharon miller runeare b. April 17 1933 husband of diane disney miller from 1954 until her death in 2013.
July 3 1957 pictured here at. Walt disney with his two teenage daughters diane and sharon right mother of brad and michelle in 1950. And that is how the story begins of walt disney s roots in canada.
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. April 4 1956 tamara d. Disney family lineage this page describes the family of elias charles disney son of kepple elias disney nov.
It has been suggested that the exposition was a source of. Walt disney world expanded with the opening of epcot center in 1982. 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.