Roy Disney, born in 1930, had practically grown with the company. His uncle Walt Disney and his father, Roy O. Disney, was co-founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, seven years ago, later renamed The Walt Disney Co.

Two years before he was born, the company announced the birth of their iconic cartoon character, Mickey Mouse. While Walt was the creative genius company, his brother, the one in charge of the company was financed.

Beginning in the 1950s, the younger Roy Disney worked for years in the family business as an editor, writer and producer. Two short films he worked on were nominated for Oscars: 1959 "Mysteries of the Deep," which he wrote, was nominated for best live action short, and the 2003 film "Destino," which he co-produced was nominated as best animated short film.

Despite leading his legacy, Roy Disney never a chance the company as his father and uncle. But as an investor, who has his Disney a billion-dollar fortune grew, he eventually had a major impact on the company of fate.

In 1984, with the leadership of the Walt's son-in-law Ron Miller was the provision, resigned from the Disney Company's Board of Directors and investors sought to make an offer to install new management again dissatisfied. (Miller's husband of Diane Disney Miller, Roy's cousin.)

His efforts led to the recruitment of Eisner and Frank Wells, who led the company as a team until Wells died in 1994.

During this time, Disney returned the board and the company rose to vice chairman and chairman of the Department of Animation, where he helped oversee the creation of such hit films as 1994 to be with "The Lion King."

He was also a smart investor over the years, Shamrock Holdings formed with his friend and fellow Disney board member Stanley Gold in 1978. The fund was a major investor in California real estate has become the state of Israel and other entertainment and media companies.

In 2007, Forbes magazine ranked him as the 754th richest man in the world and his fortune to an estimated $ 1,300,000,000th He was not on the list in subsequent years.

In his spare time he bought a castle in Ireland, and indulged his passion for yacht racing, setting several speed records. For years he was a fixture on the Trans Pacific Yacht Race from California and Hawaii.

After years of dissatisfaction with the leadership of Eisner and the company is lagging share price, Disney and Gold gave up their seats on the board in 2003 and launched a shareholder revolt.

In his resignation letter Eisner said Disney's fall complains that his watch had to standards of the company refused, especially at theme parks such as Disneyland in California and Florida's Walt Disney World.

"The Walt Disney Company, fresh, energetic leadership deserves at this difficult time in its history as it did in 1984, when I a restructuring that resulted in your recruitment to the company heading" Disney said Eisner.

Initially dismissed, collected small investors and Disney enthusiasts who responded to popular complaints about its flaking paint at the theme parks and his rage is said he would leave the board because he was too old.

"Was one of the reasons for my departure, other than the fact that they released me, that I slipped away from the quality we saw," Disney told a conference in 2004 by memorabilia collectors.

Disney slowly built support for his cause, and at the company AGM in 2004, he received a standing ovation.

Shareholders finally delivered an unprecedented warning to Eisner, withholding tax of 45 percent of votes cast for his re-election to the Board.

The Chief Executive was later stripped of his role as CEO and announced his resignation in 2005, a year before his contract.

Disney initially named Eisner's successor Robert Iger against, but they reconciled in 2005, Iger and Disney board member emeritus and welcomed him back to company events.

Born in Los Angeles on 10 January 1930, Roy Edward Disney Roy and Edna Disney's was the only child. As an adult, he often wore a mustache, he bears a striking resemblance to his legendary uncle.

After graduating from Pomona College in 1951, he worked briefly at NBC as an assistant editor on the "Dragnet" TV series.

After joining Disney, he worked on a series of live-action short films, including "The Living Desert" and "The Vanishing Prairie."

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