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Walt Disney died of lung cancer on December 15, 1966, aged 65, and Lillian was married to John L. Truyens from May 1969 until his death on February 24, 1981, aged 73. In 1987, she pledged a $50 million gift towards the construction of a new concert hall in Los Angeles.
Apr 30, 2024 · Walt and Lillian were married until the film legend died in 1966 at age 65 from a circulatory collapse caused by lung cancer. Lillian then wed John L. Truyens in 1961. The pair were married until he died in 1981. She died in Los Angeles at age 98 on December 16, 1997.
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Lillian Disney had a four-decade long marriage with Walt, that lasted until his death in 1966. Three years after his passing, she married John Truyens, and was with him till his death in 1981.
After Walt’s death from lung cancer in 1966, she married John Truyens, a real estate developer who died in 1981. But Lillian remained devoted to Walt’s memory, helping to found the California Institute of the Arts (a training ground for many Disney animators) and donating $50 million for an L.A. concert hall to be built in his name.
May 27, 2024 · Johnnie Truyens was a Southern California real estate man and developer. He was the second husband of Lillian Disney, the widow of TV's Walt Disney. John was born 17 May 1907 in Antwerp, Belgium, the son of Hubert Truyens and Blanche Truyens. He married Adelaide Rjule Boble 14 Mach 1949 in Los Angeles, California.
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- May 15, 1907
- Lillian Marie (Bounds) Disney
- February 24, 1981
Mar 7, 2006 · Lillian was credited as having named Mickey Mouse, when on a train ride with Walt from New York to Los Angeles. Following Walt’s death, Lillian remarried three years later to John Truyens, only to be widowed again in 1981 when she reverted back to using the “Disney” last name.
Apr 4, 2023 · May 15, 1907. Birthplace: Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. Death: February 24, 1981 (73) Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States. Immediate Family: Son of Hubert D Truyens and Blanche Truyens. Husband of Adelaide Margaret Truyens and Lillian Marie Disney.
