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Stingray · Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 403 Location: North Carolina

This is a year of some many great passing's. As, everybody already knows Roy E. Disney pass away and with it a great legacy of accomplishments. Now I believe Roy E. Disney might be the last of the Disney family name to be involve with the company, leaving a great void of the family name active in the company. But from what been said and written about Roy E. Disney is that he has been a savior to the company for years bring the same quality and passion to what his father and uncle as we know as Walt and Roy Disney done in the past. Having twice quite to keep Walt Disney company from become a museum in the late 70 - 80's fighting the corporate mentally and bring back Disney quality films. He brought Michael Eisner and Frank Wells to the company in the 80's that begin a great era of theme park expansion, great films, TV shows, songs, etc. He even fought for Disney quality again in the 21 century fighting with Michael Eisner due to his micro management and the transformation of a soulless company motto that Eisner had grown into. So here's to the last of a great Disney family. Miss, admire we all thank you for keeping the dream alive and "keep moving forward"

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Also a shout out to Dan O'Bannon. Many might not know his name but you know his work. He is the co-writer of Alien. Alien was a big part of my past. Loving the Alien movies at least the first two movies he created a icon of a character that has live long into history. Thanks for all his work. Rip in peace.

Selective works of Dan O'Bannon
* 1974 Dark Star – writer, special effects, editor, production design, co-star
* 1977 Star Wars – special computer effects
* 1979 Alien – writer
* 1981 Dead & Buried – writer
* 1981 Heavy Metal – writer of two segments, Soft Landing and B-17
* 1983 Blue Thunder – writer
* 1985 Lifeforce – writer
* 1985 The Return of the Living Dead – writer, director, voice
* 1986 Invaders from Mars – writer
* 1990 Total Recall – writer
* 1992 The Resurrected – director
* 1995 Screamers – writer
* 2010 Silvaticus 3015 – co-screenplay writer
A wiki link to his works.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_O%27Bannon
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MarkE · Joined: 30 Jan 2009 Posts: 64 Location: Suffolk, VA

Roy E. Disney will be surely missed. I loved how he fought for the quality of the company by revitalizing the animation division and advocating for more attention to the theme parks.