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Signature. Diane Marie Disney-Miller (December 18, 1933 – November 19, 2013) [1] was the daughter and only biological child of Walt Disney and his wife Lillian Bounds Disney. [2] Diane co-founded the Walt Disney Family Museum alongside her family. She was president of the Board of Directors of the Walt Disney Family Foundation.
May 21, 2014 · Walt Disney with his two teenage daughters, Diane and Sharon (right, mother of Brad and Michelle), in 1950. Since Walt Disney died in 1966 at age 65, his two children, Diane and Sharon, shied away ...
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A lifelong classical music enthusiast and a generous philanthropist and patron of the arts, Diane Disney Miller was also a wife, mother, grandmother, and, most famously, the daughter of Walt Disney. With her husband, Ron Miller, she founded the renowned winery Silverado Vineyards in Napa.
Diane was born in Los Angeles on December 18, 1933. She married Ron Miller in 1954, and they raised seven children together. Partners for almost 60 years, Diane and Ron always set aside time to be in nature, skiing in Colorado, and swimming in the ocean in Hawaii throughout their lives.
Diane possessed remarkable enthusiasm and energy. She was devoted to raising her seven children and was also a lifelong pianist with a passion for classical music, generously supporting the arts. Over the last two decades of her life, Diane undertook an active advocacy to document the life and accomplishments of her father.
Diane was her fathers daughter, a creative force with the persistence to follow dreams and make a difference. Dianes proudest legacy is no doubt her large and adoring family. Diane also worked tirelessly to conceive of and complete both the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and The Walt Disney Family Museum.
Ronald William Miller, Sr. (b. April 17, 1933), husband of Diane Disney Miller from 1954 until her death in 2013. Christopher Disney Miller (b. December 10, 1954)Infant Christopher with grandpa Walt. Joanna Sharon Miller Runeare (b. April 4, 1956) Tamara D. Miller Scheer (b. July 3, 1957)pictured here at right with mom Diane.
November 19, 2013, San Francisco, California—Diane Disney Miller, oldest daughter of Walt and Lilly Disney, has died in Napa, California at the age of 79 from injuries sustained in a fall. At the time of her death, she was president of the Board of Directors of the Walt Disney Family Foundation, the nonprofit organization that owns and ...
Diane Marie Disney Miller was an American philanthropist and the daughter of Walt and Lillian Disney. Born in 1933, Diane lived a private life much like her sister, Sharon, while her father's business grew from a simple animation studio to a multi-million dollar corporation. She attended the University of Southern California where she met her husband, Ron W. Miller, on a blind date. They ...
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Nov 21, 2013 · Nov. 25, 2013. An obituary on Thursday about Diane Disney Miller, who played a key role in the construction of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Walt Disney Family Museum in San ...
