Elias Disney
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Elias Charles Disney was a Canadian construction worker and entrepreneur. He was best known as the father of Roy and Walt Disney, co-founders of the Walt Disney Company. Elias was a strict and hardwor
Disney in 1913
Disney's son, Walt, paid tribute to his father with a small sign on his Main Street USA attraction at Disneyland which is still in place today. It reads, "ELIAS DISNEY, CONTRACTOR, EST. 1895."
Elias (right) and his wife Flora, 1913
Walt Disney
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Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoo
Elias Disney
…Charles Disney (February 6, 1859 – September 13, 1941) was a Canadian construction worker and entrepreneur. He was best known as the father of Roy and Walt Disney, co-founders of the Walt Disney Company. Elias was a strict and hardworking man who played a major role in shaping his sons' early lives, instilling…
Disney in 1946
Disney's childhood home in Chicago
Disney's business envelope featured a self-portrait, c. 1921
Disney with film roll and Mickey Mouse on his right arm in 1935