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The company is known for its film studio division, the Walt Disney Studios, which includes Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Animation, and Searchlight Pictures. Disney's other main business units include divisions in television, broadcasting, streaming ...
Disney formed the Walt Disney Training Films Unit within the company to produce instruction films for the military such as Four Methods of Flush Riveting and Aircraft Production Methods. [93] Disney also met with Henry Morgenthau Jr., the Secretary of the Treasury, and agreed to produce short Donald Duck cartoons to promote war bonds. [94]
1917–1919. Battles/wars. World War I. Roy Oliver Disney (/ ˈdɪzni / DIZ-nee; [1] June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971) [2] was an American businessman who co-founded The Walt Disney Company with his younger brother Walt Disney. He also served as the company's first CEO and was the father of Roy E. Disney.
1994. Frank Wells, president of The Walt Disney Company, dies in a helicopter crash. Jeffrey Katzenberg resigns as studio chairman to co-found his own studio, DreamWorks SKG. The first Walt Disney Gallery opens at the MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana, California on November 4. Disney Interactive is formed on December 5.
Robert Alan Iger (/ ˈ aɪ ɡ ər /; born February 10, 1951) [3] is an American media executive who is chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company. [4] He previously was the president of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) between 1994 and 1995 and president and chief operating officer (COO) of Capital Cities/ABC, from 1995 until its acquisition by Disney in 1996.
Michael Eisner. Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) [2] is an American businessman [3] and former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company from September 1984 to September 2005. [4][5][6] Prior to Disney, Eisner was president of rival film studio Paramount Pictures from 1976 to 1984, [7] and had brief stints ...
Children. 2. Alma mater. Pomona College. University of Oxford. Stanford Law School (LLB) Occupation. President, The Walt Disney Company. Franklin G. Wells (March 4, 1932 – April 3, 1994) was an American businessman who served as president of The Walt Disney Company from 1984 until his death in 1994.
Roy Edward Disney KCSG (January 10, 1930 – December 16, 2009 [1]) was an American businessman. He was the longtime senior executive for the Walt Disney Company, which was founded by his uncle, Walt Disney, and his father, Roy O. Disney. At the time of his death, he held more than 16 million shares (about 1% of the company), [2] and served as ...