Roy Disney at a press conference
Dublin Core
Title
Roy Disney at a press conference
Subject
Cork Film Festival, Roy Disney, Press Conference
Description
This is a black and white photo of a man identified provisionally as Roy Disney at a press briefing. He is shown, elbows resting on the table holding up a cigar in his left hand, listening to someone out of sight.
The date of the photo is '1960s' which would make Roy Edward Disney, born in 1930, and whom this photo closely resembles, approximately 40 years which makes us suspect either the date or subject of the photo. Another similar image in the archive, dated '1970s' might be more accurate. Roy Disney, who had a home in West Cork, was the nephew of the late Walt Disney and a formidable longtime senior executive of the Walt Disney Company. Born in California, he worked all his life for Walt Disney Productions and made a significant impact on its direction, striving to keep it from being split up by fellow Disney executives in particular Ron Miller in 1984, and Michael Eisner in 2005.
Roy Disney became an adopted native of Cork when he purchased Coolmain Castle near Kilbrittain, County Cork, in the early 1990s and, being a keen sailor, was a regular visitor to Cork race week. He died from stomach cancer in 2009, age 79.
The date of the photo is '1960s' which would make Roy Edward Disney, born in 1930, and whom this photo closely resembles, approximately 40 years which makes us suspect either the date or subject of the photo. Another similar image in the archive, dated '1970s' might be more accurate. Roy Disney, who had a home in West Cork, was the nephew of the late Walt Disney and a formidable longtime senior executive of the Walt Disney Company. Born in California, he worked all his life for Walt Disney Productions and made a significant impact on its direction, striving to keep it from being split up by fellow Disney executives in particular Ron Miller in 1984, and Michael Eisner in 2005.
Roy Disney became an adopted native of Cork when he purchased Coolmain Castle near Kilbrittain, County Cork, in the early 1990s and, being a keen sailor, was a regular visitor to Cork race week. He died from stomach cancer in 2009, age 79.
Creator
University College Cork, Cork Film Festival, Donal Sheehan
Source
Cork Film Festival Collection
Publisher
University College Cork
Date
1960
Contributor
Donal Sheehan
Rights
©Donal Sheehan. All rights reserved. Please credit Cork International Film Festival & provide a link back to this site.
Format
Photo
TIFF
JPEG
TIFF
JPEG
Language
English, eng
Coverage
1960
Cork, Ireland
Cork, Ireland
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photo
Physical Dimensions
249 x 200mm
Collection
Citation
University College Cork, Cork Film Festival, Donal Sheehan , “Roy Disney at a press conference,” Cork International Film Festival Archive, accessed December 21, 2024, https://corkfilmfest.ucc.ie/items/show/209.