Franklin G Wells (1932 - 1994)

Born 4 Mar 1932 in Coronado, San Diego, California, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Apr 1994 at age 62 in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Frank Wells is Notable.

Frank Wells was an American businessman who served as President of the Walt Disney Company from 1984 until his death in 1994.

Frank was born in 1932. He is the son of Frank Wells and Hazel Hall. He passed away in 1994. ^[1]

Frank was a 1953 recipient of the esteemed Rhodes Scholarship, through which he obtained his BA at Oxford University.1

His attempts to conquer the seven highest summits with Dick Bass is the subject of the book The Seven Summits

• President, Walt Disney Productions / The Walt Disney Company^[2]
  • Disney Archives building dedicated to him^[2]
  • The Lion King was dedicated to him^[2]
  • 1994 named a Disney Legend^[2]
• died in a helicopter crash^[2]

• f/o Eric Briant Wells^[3][4]
• buried next his son^[4] at Forest Lawn Memorial Park^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Randall Hall, Jun 7, 2012
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} The Disney Wiki: Frank G Wells, accessed 15 Feb 2021.
3. ↑ IMDb: Eric Bryant Wells (bio), accessed 15 Feb 2021.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} The Goonies Wiki: Eric Bryant Wells, accessed 15 Feb 2021.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #7479, stone photo, accessed 15 Feb 2021.

• Randall Hall, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Randall and others.

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• Wikipedia: Frank Wells, accessed 15 Feb 2021.