Walt Disneys Mother Dies, Daily Racing Form, 1938-11-28

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WALT DISNEYS MOTHER DIES HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 26. Mrs. Elias Disney, 70 years old, mother of Walt Disney, famed for his animated screen cartoons, was found dead in her home today, evidently asphyxiated by gas. Her husband was taken to a hospital in a critical condition. Police said the pilot light of a hot water heater evidently had gone out, flooding the house with gas.


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