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Diane Marie Miller (Disney)

Also Known As: "Diane Disney-Miller"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, United States
Death: November 19, 2013 (79)
Napa, Napa County, CA, United States (Injuries Due to a fall.)
Place of Burial: Glendale, Los Angeles County, CA, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Walt Disney and Lillian Marie Disney
Wife of Ronald William Miller
Mother of Private; Private; Private; Private; Private and 3 others
Sister of Eden Cohen; Private; Sharon Mae Brown and Sharon Mae Brown
Half sister of Private; Private; Private; Private; Private and 1 other

Occupation: Vineyardist
Managed by: Private User
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About Diane Disney Miller

Diane Disney Miller (born Diane Marie Disney) is the eldest daughter of Walt Disney and his wife Lillian Disney.

Miller's husband, Ronald William Miller, was CEO of The Walt Disney Company until 1984, when Diane's cousin Roy E. Disney supported Miller's ouster in favor of Michael Eisner and Frank Wells. She and her husband have seven children.

In the early-1970s, Diane and Ron Miller purchased a vineyard in Napa Valley, California. Their intention was to upgrade the property, replant to premium varietals, install new trellising and frost protection, but not to build or run a winery. Because their vineyards produced exceptional, top-quality fruit and award-winning wines for other wineries, Diane and her husband decided to construct their own winery in 1980. Since 1981, they have operated their winery, Silverado Vineyards Winery, on a tract of their Napa property.

Diane was instrumental in pushing ahead with the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. The project was initiated with a $50 million gift from Lillian Disney but got bogged down in wrangling over costs. Diane ensured the original design by Frank Gehry went ahead, and Walt Disney Hall finally opened in 2004.

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Diane Disney Miller's Timeline

1933
December 18, 1933
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, United States