Posts with tag "walt disney"

Walt Disney Nephew Roy Disney Dies

Posted Dec 16th 2009 at 02:59 PM by PopEater / Wire Services

Roy Disney, the son and nephew of The Walt Disney Co. founders who twice led shareholder revolts that shook up the family business, died Wednesday. He was 79. The company announced that Disney died in Newport Beach, Calif., after a bout with stomach cancer. Although he generally stayed out of the spotlight, Roy Disney didn't hesitate to lead a successful campaign in 1984 to oust Walt Disney's ...

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Decade of Disney Star Scandals

Posted Dec 10th 2009 at 10:00 AM by Scott Harris

For nearly a century, the Walt Disney Company has been world renowned for their animation, their family values and their children's entertainment. Now, thanks to the last decade of activity, they've also become dominant in one more public arena: celebrity scandals. Okay, so maybe that's not quite the reputation that Disney was aiming for, but since the turn of the century, current and former ...