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  Donn Tatum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Donn Tatum (January 9, 1913-May 31, 1993) was the first non-Disney family member to be president of Walt Disney Productions.
Tatum held senior executive positions with Disney for 25 years and was its chairman from 1971 until 1980.
Tatum was a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London, and an honorary member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and Hollywood Radio and Television Society.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Donn_Tatum   (297 words)

  
 DONN TATUM Disney
Donn Tatum was the first non-Disney family member to be president of Walt Disney Productions.
Donn Tatum was the first non-Disney family member to be president of Walt Disney...
Donn Tatum was a top executive at Walt Disney Productions in the 1960s and 1970s.
digilander.libero.it /all_disney/Donn_Tatum.html   (802 words)

  
 Donn_tatum info here at en.16-power.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Donn Tatum (January 9, 1913-May 31, 1993) was the main non-Disney siblings portion to be president of Walt Disney Productions.
Tatum held senior decision-making districts with Disney for 25 dotage and was its chairman from 1971 till 1980.
Tatum was a duffer of the Royal Society of Arts, London, and an honorary portion of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and Hollywood Radio and Television Society.
en.16-power.info /Donn_Tatum   (493 words)

  
 Disney Legends - Donn Tatum
As Disney's former chief executive officer (CEO), Donn was particularly impressive in the way he conducted the annual stockholder's meetings.
Donn went on to serve as counsel for RCA, NBC and ABC, and as a pioneer in television, helped shape legislation for the up-and-coming medium.
In addition, he served as chairman of Disney's executive committee from 1980 to 1983; chairman of the board of The California Institute of the Arts, which was founded by Walt Disney; and as president of the Disney Foundation.
legends.disney.go.com /legends/detail?key=Donn+Tatum   (413 words)

  
 Donn Tatum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Many of these can be purchased in extremely hi-res digital format.
Tatum grew up in Los Angeles, graduated magna cum laude from Stanford University, with a bachelor of arts degree in political science, and earned two law degrees from Oxford University.
Tatum was a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London, and an honorary member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and Hollywood Radio & Television Society.
www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Donn_Tatum   (271 words)

  
 LaughingPlace.com: The World Report - Mar 10, 2003 (The #1 Site for Disney)
Roy, who was 71, was not comfortable with running the entire company himself so he enlisted Donn Tatum, who was executive VP of Administration, and E. Cardon (Card) Walker, who was VP of Operations, to run the company together as the Disney Troika.
Tatum was a quiet man who came from the Roy camp of the company was named CEO while Walker, who was outgoing and had the support of Lillian Disney and her daughters, was named COO.
In 1980 Walker eased Tatum out as CEO and into a ceremonial role dealing with investors.
www.laughingplace.com /News-ID140150.asp   (1671 words)

  
 Magical Disney Memories by Bill Griffiths - StartedByAMouse.com's Archives Section
Meeting Donn Tatum at Walt Disney World’s Golf Resort: My wife and I were having dinner there one evening when Mr.
Tatum and his wife were seated next to us.
Tatum had become Chairman of the Disney Board when Roy O. Disney died.
www.startedbyamouse.com /archives/YourMagicalDisneyMemories.shtml   (809 words)

  
 o-meon reader mail 10-07-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
My colleague—who I'd love to name but don't really want to embarrass—responded, 'Donn is most often thought to have only been an interim CEO between Roy and the board's selection of Card Walker.
Here's the list of CEOs--obviously in the early days, pre-1968, such a title was never used, and Walt never used it (but you could say he was the equivalent of CEO from 1923-66):
Tatum was the first non-Disney to serve as CEO.
www.o-meon.com /pages/reader_mail/rm_10-07-05.html   (2410 words)

  
 WED Mini-quiz - The New York World's Fair Community
The Disney people did approached GM, however Disney was late in developing and idea and Donn Tatum of GM decided that they could design and build their own pavilion and said, " You know who you should be talking to is Ford, because they really need you".
I have seen the quote you referenced before but I think the source may be wrong.
I'm pretty sure Donn was with Disney by the time work began on the Fair.
www.peacethroughunderstanding.org /index.php?showtopic=1931   (754 words)

  
 MousePlanet | World View
The late Donn Tatum was the former President and Chairman of the Board of Walt Disney Productions, and the first non-family member to head the Company.
The list of subsidiaries is made up of the names of the skeleton companies used in the land acquisition process.
Tatum passed away in 1993, and was named a Disney Legend the same year.
www.mouseplanet.com /mark/mg030611.htm   (1681 words)

  
 Donn B. Tatum, 80, Led Walt Disney Co. - Free Preview - The New York Times
Donn B. Tatum, 80, Led Walt Disney Co.
DISPLAYING ABSTRACT - Donn B. Tatum, former president and chairman of the Walt Disney Company, died Monday at his home in Pacific Palisades.
Tatum, a senior executive at Disney for 25 years and chairman from 1971 to 1980, played a major...
select.nytimes.com /gst/abstract.html?res=F00617F93A5D0C708CDDAF0894DB494D81   (137 words)

  
 The DIS Discussion Forums - Creepy Old Disney Commercial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Roy O. Disney, who was now overseeing the whole project following his brother Walt's death, informed Donn Tatum (then president and vice chairman of the board of Walt Disney Productions) and Mike Bagnall (from the company treasurer's office, later Chief Financial Officer) that he wanted to buy out U.S. Steel.
Tatum, who had conducted the earlier negotiation with U.S. Steel, was not happy about going back to the bargaining table.
Dick Nunis, who was heading up the operational aspect of the park, complained to Roy that the money would be better spent on more capacity for the park.
www.disboards.com /showthread.php?t=1249332   (942 words)

  
 Movies - Donn Tatum
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 TIME.com: Disney After Walt Is a Family Affair -- Jul 30, 1973 -- Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The heirs of Walt and Roy O. Disney (who died in 1971) retain the largest single block of the stock.
President Walker, 57, and Chairman Donn B. Tatum, 60, both joined the Disney brothers in the '30s; Executive Producer Ronald W. Miller is Walt's son-in-law, and Roy Disney's son Roy E. Disney heads T.V. projects.
Of all these fiscally prescient pipe-dreams come true, by far the most profitable have been the amusement parks.
www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,907642,00.html   (581 words)

  
 The Change Project: Celebration Health
On the surface, the town looks little like Walt's version of the future, but even here the biggest differences are hidden, and they revolve around a central concept: control.
When he was planning his "City of Tomorrow," his associate Donn Tatum commented that what Walt really wanted was "an experimental absolute monarchy," Walt playfully replied, "Can I have one?" It was a joke, but it was real all the same.
He wanted to have a dress code for his community, and a behavior code: residents could be evicted for public drunkenness or cohabiting before marriage.
www.well.com /~bbear/celebrat_thf.html   (3149 words)

  
 Zorro - the hour-long episodes
Although we do not dispute ABC's right to discontinue these, or any other, programs on their own network, we will certainly fight ABC's maneuvers to suppress these programs from public exhibition over other television stations."
Donn Tatum described Roy as being incensed at ABC's actions.
Visibly angered, Roy told Disney staffers he felt it was a breach of faith.
www.billcotter.com /zorro/hour-episodes.htm   (1949 words)

  
 HISTORY OF THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
It did not take long for Walt Disney World to become the premier vacation destination in the world.
Roy O. Disney, who after Walt's death oversaw the building and financing of Walt Disney World, died late in 1971, and for the next decade the company was led by a team including Card Walker, Donn Tatum, and Ron Miller - all originally trained by the Disney brothers.
One of Walt Disney's last plans had been for the Experimental Prototype Community of Tommorow, or EPCOT, as he called it.
www.angelfire.com /ny/milily98/hist.html   (2623 words)

  
 Disney TimeLine
Roy O. Disney, president of Walt Disney Productions, is named chairman.
Donn Tatum becomes president, and Card Walker is appointed executive vice president for operations.
FBI director Hoover orders Walt Disney's name removed from the FBI's records as an active SAC contact.
www.drakkar91.com /disney/wdwtime.htm   (2372 words)

  
 Widen Your World - Thunder Mesa & The Western River Expedition
Thunder Mesa had also been sculpted in its entirety as part of a 1/100th model of the entire Magic Kingdom.
In a 1972 interview with Orlando-Land magazine editor Edward L. Prizer, then-Walt Disney Productions Chairman Donn Tatum said the WRE would contain approximately 150 animatronics.
That would be an increase of 30 figures over Disneyland's Pirates ride.
www.omniluxe.net /wyw/wre.htm   (4211 words)

  
 The History of Anime & Manga
By 1971 Roy Disney died and for the next decade, the company was led by a team who was originally trained by the Disney brothers.
The team included Card Walker, Donn Tatum, and Ron Miller.
Back in Japan, after World War II, a young aspiring artist named Osamu Tezuka became a cartoonist and released his first work Shintakarajima (known in English as New Treasure Island).
members.tripod.com /blackhorizonanime/historyofanime.htm   (2532 words)

  
 boats.com - Boat Review/Test: Herreshoff Heritage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
So it could be 1946, except that Tradewinds shows a bit more wear that it would have 46 years ago.
But Herreshoff, who scorned "red pants, lapping jibs, claptraps and gigolo yacht jockies" probably would have hated a yachtsman who kept it in museum condition rather than actually enjoying the boat, and Tatum gets plenty of use from his H-28.
Getting back to its beginnings, the H-28 started as Design No. 80.
www.boats.com /content/default_detail.jsp?contentid=10083   (2288 words)

  
 LaughingPlace.com: Land of the Rising Mickey - May 7, 2001 (The #1 Site for Disney)
So, in January 1961 Kawasaki traveled to Disney's Burbank, California headquarters.
His purpose was to meet Walt Disney and his top two executives, Donn Tatum and Carden (Card) Walker.
He was going to tell them all about his dream of bringing Disneyland to Japan.
www.laughingplace.com /News-PID110060-110061.asp   (1410 words)

  
 Latitude 38 Letters - April 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The oceans of the world are dotted with cruisers who make amazing voyages without any desire for recognition.
Your answer to Donn Tatum's February letter - the one in which he slammed Latitude for, among other things, describing sailing as a "casual activity" - was great.
Some people are so uptight they squeak when they walk.
www.latitude38.com /letters/199904.htm   (17632 words)

  
 Latitude 38 Letters - September 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Can you point me toward info, or is it a put-on?
Donn - That doesn't ring a bell with any of us, but you'd probably be talking about Jonathan McKee who will be doing the Mini-Transat aboard
It sounds as though McKee may have the same system or a similar system to the RayMarine autopilot Bran Van Liew used with great success in the Around Alone Race.
www.latitude38.com /letters/200309.htm   (15359 words)

  
 Jim Hill : Toon Tuesday: Recycling, Disney Feature Animation-style   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Sorry if you took it the wrong way.
* Ron Miller: He was a producer back in the days of these things and was under the constraints of Donn Tatum and Card Walker.
While it's somewhat his responsibility that these films come across as lackluster, it's hardly fair to pin the blame squarely on him.
jimhillmedia.com /blogs/jim_hill/archive/2006/10/10/6133.aspx   (6104 words)

  
 April 2006 Walt Disney World Bits and Bites
Each month we visit a time gone by in Walt Disney World history.
This month we return to October 1972 for Part II of our reminiscences of the proposed multimillion dollar expansion announced by Donn Tatum, Chairman of the Board of Walt Disney Productions, and E. Cardon Walker, President of Walt Disney Productions, just a year and a few weeks after Walt Disney World had officially opened.
Tomorrowland Jets - What we now know as Astro Orbiter.
www.allearsnet.com /ae/issue340.htm   (2410 words)

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