Walt and Lillian Disney

Walt Disney

Interment Location Visited  
Glendale, CA April 2, 2023  


Fast Facts

Born: December 5, 1901 in Hermosa, Chicago, Illinois

Spouse: Lillian Marie Bounds Disney (m. 1925-1966)

Academy Awards: Best Short Subject, Cartoons (1932, 1934-1940, 1943, 1954, 1969); Best Short Subject, Two-Reel (1949, 1951-1952, 1954-1955, 1957); Best Documentary Feature (1954); Best Documentary Short Subject (1954-1956); Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects (1959)

Emmy Award: Best Producer — Film Series (1956)

Presidential Medal of Freedom: Awarded by Lyndon B. Johnson (1964)

Died: December 15, 1966 in Burbank, California

Cause of Death: Acute Circulatory Collapse; Lung Cancer

Age: 65

Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California

Photographed March 30, 2023.
Photographed March 30, 2023.
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