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E. Cardon "Card" Walker, former Walt Disney Co. chief executive who headed the company following the deaths of founders Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney, died Monday at age 89. Walker suffered from congestive heart failure.

He began his career with Disney in 1938, working in the mailroom. Over the following years, he worked his way up the company ladder, eventually helping develop a variety of Disneyland's signature attractions as well as some of the company's animated feature films.

Following Walt's death in 1966, Card was named executive vice president and chief operating officer, and in 1971, after Roy O. Disney's death, he became president of the company.

Walker was a major player in the acquisition of the 43 square miles of property in central Florida known today as Walt Disney World.

Current Disney company CEO Bob Iger said, "Card was instrumental in keeping Disney strong and growing in the critical years that followed the passing of founders Walt and Roy Disney...There is little question that, were it not for Card Walker's vision and leadership, Disney would not be what is it today."

Former CEO Michael Eisner commented, "Thanks to his deep understanding of the company and its founders, talking to Card was the next best thing to talking to Walt himself...Card successfully steered this company through a challenging time of transition, establishing an incredibly strong base for success on which Disney continues to build."

Walker is survived by his wife of 59 years, Winnie, three children and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be private; family requests donations be made to the Motion Picture and Television Fund.
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In January, cable channel Turner Classic Movies (aka TCM) will honor the films of Hayao Miyazaki, often called "the Walt Disney of Japan."

Miyazaki won the Academy Award in 2002 for his film Spirited Away, the only non-American film ever to win for Best Animated Feature. Spirited Away debuts on TCM on January 5 at 8 pm (check listings for local times).

Miyazaki's films are distributed in the US by Disney; his most recent work, Howl's Moving Castle, was released earlier this year. We were invited to attend a special screening and panel discussion, which can be viewed at this link (ed note: Keep To The Code is a fully-owned property of DizHub).

The full press release, including a schedule of film dates and times, can be viewed at this link.
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