Lillian Marie Bounds (February 15, 1900 – December 16, 1997) was the wife of Walt Disney from 1925 until his death in 1966. She later married John L. Truyens in 1969 and remained married to him until his death in 1981. February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...

Lillian was born in Spalding Idaho. She and Walt had two daughters - Diane Marie Disney and Sharon Mae Disney, the latter of whom they adopted. Her sister was named Hazel Sewell. She is aunt of Roy Edward Disney and grandmother to Chris Miller, Joanna Miller, Tamara Scheer, Jennifer Miller-Goff, Walter Elias Disney Miller, Ronald Miller and Victoria Brown. Spalding, Idaho, is a village located in Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States, ten miles east of Lewiston, on the Snake River close to the intersection of US 95 and US 12. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Diane Marie Disney (born December 18, 1933), is the only biological child of Walt Disney and his wife Lillian. ... The Disney familys grave site. ... Roy Edward Disney (born January 10, 1930) is the son of Roy Oliver Disney and the former Edna Francis. ... There have been several notable persons named Chris Miller, including: Chris Miller (writer), a writer with National Lampoon Chris Miller (football), a former quarterback with the Oregon Ducks and Atlanta Falcons football teams Categories: ... Ronald William Miller is a former professional football player and a former top Disney executive. ...

Lilly and Walt were married for 41 years, reflecting on her marriage in the 1990's she said "We shared a wonderful, exciting life, and we loved every minute of it. He was a wonderful husband to me and wonderful and joyful father and grandfather"

Lillian Disney suffered a stroke on December 15th 1997, exactly 31 years and a day after her first husband Walt Disney. She died the following morning, at the home she shared with Walt in Holbmy Hills, Los Angeles. She was 97 at the time of her passing. Stroke is the clinical designation for a rapidly developing loss of brain function due to an interruption in the blood supply to all or part of the brain. ...

In 1987, Lillian Disney pledged $50,000,000 USD towards the construction of a new home for the L.A. Philharmonic. After many delays, the Walt Disney Concert Hall opened in 2003, six years after Lillian's death. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California. ... Main entrance of the Walt Disney Concert Hall. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Her filmography includes work as an ink artist on the film Plane Crazy. An ink is a liquid containing various pigments and/or dyes used for coloring a surface to render an image or text. ... The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practising the arts and/or demonstrating an art. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Mickey Mouse in Plane Crazy (1928) Plane Crazy (first released on May 15, 1928) was the first animated cartoon to feature Mickey Mouse as well as Minnie Mouse (Mickeys girlfriend). ...

She is credited with naming her husband's most famous character, Mickey Mouse, during a train trip from New York to California in 1928. Walt showed a drawing of the cartoon mouse to his wife and told her that he was going to name it "Mortimer Mouse". She replied that the name sounded "too sissified" and suggested "Mickey" instead.^[1] Mickey Mouse is an Academy Award-winning comic animal cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... A cartoon is any of several forms of illustrations with varied meanings that evolved from its original meaning. ...

References

1. ^ Walt Disney: Conversations (Conversations With Comic Artists Series) by Kathy Merlock Jackson with Walt Disney, ISBN 1-57806-713-8 page 120

External links

• Lillian Disney at the Internet Movie Database
• Disney Legends profile