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Lillian Marie Disney ( née Bounds; February 15, 1899 – December 16, 1997) was an American ink artist at the Disney Studios and the wife of Walt Disney from 1925 until his death in 1966. Born in Spalding, Idaho, Disney graduated from high school in Lapwai before moving to Lewiston to attend college.
Dec 18, 1997 · Lillian Disney, the widow of Walt Disney and a prominent patron of the arts, died on Tuesday at her home in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles after suffering a stroke on Monday. She was...
Lillian Marie Disney (née Bounds) was the wife of Walt Disney from 1925, until his death in 1966. Born in Spalding, Idaho, she graduated from Lapwai High School and attended a year of business college before moving to southern California in 1923 to live with her sister, Hazel Sewell.
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Apr 30, 2024 · Lillian Disney was born Lillian Bounds in Spalding, Idaho, on February 15, 1899. According to The Walt Disney Family Museum, she went to business college in Lewiston before moving to Los Angeles, California, in December 1923, to live with her older sister, Hazel.
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Lillian Disney was the wife of Walt Disney and a key supporter of his creative vision. She suggested the name Mickey Mouse, traveled with him on business trips, and funded the Walt Disney Concert Hall and CalArts.
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....
2 days ago · Walt Disney and Lillian Bounds first met in 1923 when Lillian, a native of Spalding, Idaho, was hired as an ink and paint artist at Walt’s fledgling animation studio in Los Angeles.
