Fighting the Eisner regime at Disney on behalf of traditional animation vs. CGI to the point that he was forced into retirement several years ago, Roy Edward Disney succumbed to stomach cancer on December 16, 2009 at the age of 79.
His dad Roy O. Disney co-founded Disney entertainment business with his uncle Walt Disney in 1920s. Like his famous uncle Walt, Roy worked on the creative side of the business, rather than following his father on the finance side.
Roy E. Disney received two Oscar nominations in 50-plus year career. “Little Mermaid” and “Lion King” were among the successes when Roy E. Disney headed animation.
____________________________________________________________________________
Actress Brittany Murphy dies in LA at age 32
Actress and voice of “Luanne Platter” on more than 200 episodes of Fox’s “King of the Hill”, Brittany Murphy collapsed at home and died about 10 a.m. Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Her career started in the early 1990s with small roles in television series, commercials and movies. She is best known for parts in “Girl, Interrupted,” “Clueless” and “8 Mile”.
Also starred in the comic book based film “Sin City”.
Entries (RSS)