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Disney, Lillian, Signed Tranfer of Walt Disney Production Stock CA - Burbank,Los Angeles County - 19

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Disney, Lillian, Signed Tranfer of Walt Disney Production Stock CA - Burbank,Los Angeles County - 19
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Another Deed of Gift, this document is also transferring 200 shares of stock to Alexandra Hurrell, a minor, in care of Phyllis Hurrell of Los Angeles (Certificate #327), dated December 4. Signed by Lillian B. Disney in blue ink. Lillian Bounds Disney (1899-1997) was the wife of Walt Disney. They were married from 1925 until his death in 1966. She was also one of the company’s first employees, working as an inker and painter at $15 a week. She began work at the Disney Studio in 1923, when it was still more of a Disney office. According to Bob Thomas’ great book, Walt Disney – An American Original, Walt said to his pretty employee, “I’m going to buy a new suit. When I get it, would it be all right if I called on you?” She said it would be, and Walt and Lillian married two years later. Her filmography includes work as an ink artist on the film Plane Crazy. Lillian is credited with having named her husband’s most famous character, Mickey Mouse, during a train trip from New York to California in 1928. Walt showed a drawing of the cartoon mouse to his wife and told her that he was going to name it “Mortimer Mouse.” She replied that the name sounded “too pompous” and she was very proud to have suggested the name Mickey instead of Mortimer. This document is also accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from Phil Sears Collectibles (a Disney autograph specialist). -59248