Description: This is an ORIGINAL 1980 VINTAGE PHOTO of a CARDON WALKER JR son of DISNEY CEO Card Walker Cardon WalkerV.P. Creative Content at The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company University of California, Los AngelesLa Canada Flintridge, California, United States “Walt”: The Disney Biopic That Never Was IN THE EARLY 1980S, CARDON WALKER JR. AND I produced the “Disney Family Album” series for The Disney Channel. It was one of the very first series funded by the Channel, and the first to get any kind of critical acclaim thanks to our nomination for a Cable Ace Award for Best Documentary Series. But we had an even bigger ambition, and that was to land the Great White Whale of Disney myths, the life story of Walt himself. Esmond Cardon Walker (January 9, 1916 – November 28, 2005), commonly known as E. Cardon Walker or Card Walker, was an American businessman who served as a top executive at Walt Disney Productions from the 1960s through the 1980s. Two years after Walt Disney's death in 1966, Walker became executive vice president and chief operating officer. When Walt's brother Roy O. Disney died in 1971, Walker became company president, serving under chairman and CEO Donn Tatum. In November 1976 Walker took over chief executive officer duties from Tatum while retaining the responsibilities of president. In 1977 Walker was awarded an Honary Doctorate from Florida Institute of Technology. Finally, in 1980 Walker became chairman of the Disney board upon Tatum's retirement. Walker himself retired as CEO three years later, in February 1983, but stayed on as chairman until May 1 to oversee the opening of Tokyo Disneyland in Japan. As a top Disney executive, Walker played a major part in the early development of Walt Disney World in Florida. He also sought to expand Disney's presence to international territory. EPCOT and Tokyo Disneyland both opened under Walker's leadership, and he presided over the dedications of both parks. Walker founded the Disney Channel in 1982. Walker continued to serve as a consultant to the company until 1990 and was member of the board of directors until 2000, having served 40 continuous years on the Disney board. His contributions culminated in his induction into the Disney Legends in 1993.[2] Item is about 3 x 4 and in good Vintage condition. ITEM in GOOD as seen CONDITION. PLEASE EXAMINE PICS CAREFULLY. MULTIPLE FLAT PURCHASES PAY ONLY ONE MAILING FEE - PLEASE USE THE "ADD TO CART" BUTTON TO COMBINE SHIPPING FEE
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