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Walt Disney company vice chairman Roy Disney Jr., nephew of Walt Disney, waves with Mickey and Minnie Mouse atop a boat as a special guest at the opening of Tokyo DisneySea in Urayasu in this September 4, 2001 file photo. Disney, nephew of Walt Disney Co. founder Walt Disney and a longtime executive for the company, has died, the Los Angeles Times reported on its website on December 16, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)
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BEIJING, Dec. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Roy E. Disney, who helped revitalize the animation division of the entertainment empire his uncle Walt Disney built, died Wednesday at the age of 79, according to media reports.
He died of stomach cancer at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, a spokeswoman for the Walt Disney Company said.
Roy E. Disney was the last member of the Disney family to work at the company his uncle and father Roy O. Disney founded.
Disney was well known for his constant public arguments with the company managers, when he felt they were mishandling the company.
（Agencies）
