Roy Williams (July 30, 1907 – November 7, 1976) was an artist and entertainer for The Walt Disney Studios , best known as "Big Roy," the adult mouseketeer for four seasons on the Mickey Mouse Club television series and for his invention of the Mickey Mouse hats.
20-1413: Roy Williams may refer to: Entertainment [ edit ] Roy Williams (artist) (1907–1976), artist and entertainer for The Walt Disney Studios Roy Williams (broadcaster) , BBC radio continuity announcer Roy Williams (trombonist) (born 1937), English trombonist Roy Williams (playwright) (born 1968), contemporary British playwright Roy H. Williams , American non-fiction author Sports [ edit ] American football [ edit ] Roy Williams (defensive tackle) (1937–2017), American football player Roy Williams (safety) (born 1980), American football safety Roy Williams (wide receiver) (born 1981), American football wide receiver Other sports [ edit ] Roy Williams (decathlete) (born 1934), New Zealand athlete Roy Williams (Australian footballer, born 1929) (1929–1988), Australian footballer for Collingwood Roy Williams (Australian footballer, born 1907) (1907–1979), Australian footballer for Footscray Roy Williams (basketball coach) (born 1950), American basketball coach Roy Williams (basketball player) (1927–2020), Canadian basketball player Roy Williams (footballer) (1932–2011), Southampton and Hereford United footballer Roy Williams (cricketer) (born 1931), English cricketer Roy S. Williams (1907–1944), American baseball pitcher in
40-473: A continental Mediterranean climate , abbreviated Dsb on climate maps. As of 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $ 32,168, and the median income for a family was $ 40,466. Males had a median income of $ 32,066 versus $ 21,782 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 18,031. About 10.4% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over. As of
60-672: A building owned by John U. Hofstetter for two years. On January 1, 1884, the Stevens County courthouse moved to Colville. City tradition says that Colville was founded by John U. Hofstetter . It was officially incorporated as a city on June 7, 1890. In the 1950s, the Colville Air Force Station was developed and operated 14.7 miles north and east of Colville as part of the Air Defense Command 's network of radar stations. A few buildings remain at
80-640: A few pounds of gags as if it were nothing". The Mouseketeers who worked with him on the original Mickey Mouse Club series, conversely, remembered him fondly. Former Mouseketeer Lonnie Burr , appearing on Tom Snyder's Tomorrow show on NBC in 1975 to talk about the Mickey Mouse Club at the time of its 20th anniversary, called Williams "a warm guy, who liked kids, always had time for kids, and always helped us any way he could." Williams died in Burbank, California on November 7, 1976, aged 69. He
100-522: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Colville, Washington Colville is a city in Stevens County , Washington , United States. The population was 4,917 at the 2020 census . It is the county seat of Stevens County . John Work, an agent for The Hudson's Bay Company , established Fort Colvile near the Kettle Falls fur trading site in 1825. It replaced
120-599: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Roy Williams (artist) Williams was born in Colville, Washington and raised in Los Angeles , where he attended Fremont High School . After graduating, he was hired as an artist by Walt Disney in 1930. He worked on animated shorts while attending Chouinard Art Institute at night. He later also developed story ideas for Disney. He also designed over 100 insignias for
140-588: Is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles. He was posthumously inducted as a Disney Legend in 1992. The historic Roy Williams Airport on Sunfair Road in Joshua Tree, California is named after Williams. In 2015, the airport site was proposed to be converted to a solar farm . This article relating to an American animator is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Disney -related article
160-515: The 2010 census , there were 4,673 people, 2,043 households, and 1,161 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,594.9 inhabitants per square mile (615.8/km ). There were 2,221 housing units at an average density of 758.0 per square mile (292.7/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 92.4% White , 0.1% African American , 2.1% Native American , 0.9% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , 1.2% from other races , and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.8% of
180-716: The Spokane House and the Flathead Post as the main trading center on the Upper Columbia River. The area was named for Andrew Colvile , a Hudson's Bay Company governor. The fort continued to be used for some time as a center of mining and transportation/supply support associated with gold rushes in the 1850s, particularly the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush . After it was abandoned in 1870, some buildings stood until as late as 1910. The site
200-550: The U.S. armed forces during World War II , and is credited with designing the mouse ears worn on the Mickey Mouse Club which would later be sold at Disney Parks . Williams also produced one-panel gag cartoons for The New Yorker , Saturday Evening Post , and other magazines. Disney director Jack Kinney described Williams as a "big fat balding hot-headed unpredictable bastard", but hugely admired his prolific talent, saying that he could "sit down and grunt out
220-700: The Washington State Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Forest Service , where the Colville National Forest is headquartered. Major private employers include Boise Cascade , Vaagen Brothers, Hewes Marine, Colmac Coil Manufacturing, Colmac Industries, and Delta Dental of Washington. Lesser industries are cattle, horse, and hay-farming. Tourism has increased to the nearby National Forest Land for hunting and fishing, and to local farms, orchards and corn mazes. A blossoming music, arts and crafts community has sprung up around
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#1732791504199240-532: The City of Colville. With the planned closure of Fort Colville, businesses and buildings moved to the present location in the Colville River Valley prior to 1882. In January 1883, W. F. Hooker filed the first plat in Stevens County with the name "Belmont" or "Bellmond". He was encouraged to change the plat name to Colville so that the county seat could be moved to this location. On December 28, 1883,
260-907: The Negro leagues Roy Williams (sprinter) , winner of the 2000 4 × 400 meter relay at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Other [ edit ] Roy Hughes Williams (1874–1946), justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio Roy Lee Williams (1915–1989), Teamsters labor union president Roy T. Williams (1883–1946), Church of the Nazarene superintendent Roy Williams (Scouting) (born 1944), Boy Scouts of America director Roy David Williams , physicist and data scientist Roy Williams Airport , in Joshua Tree, California [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
280-524: The Stevens County Board of County Commissioners, including county commissioner John U. Hofstetter, held a special session regarding the removal of county records to Belmont from the county seat of Colville, formerly called Pinkney City. In that meeting, commissioners allowed moving the county seat and jail to the town with the name of Colville, if proprietors provided a block of land for them without cost. County officers were allowed to move into
300-535: The United States at the 49th Parallel , about Forty (40) miles to the north. In 1859, the U.S. Army established a new Fort Colville at Pinkney City, Washington , about 3 miles NE of the current city of Colville. That fort was abandoned in 1882. In late 1871, with the resolution of Hudson's Bay Company land claims, Governor Edward Selig Salomon directed John Wynne to accept those lands which extended south to Orin-Rice Road, including some currently part of
320-442: The population. There were 2,043 households, of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.2% were non-families. 38.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
340-406: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roy_Williams&oldid=1227257520 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
360-585: The site today. It is used largely by paint-ballers. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.93 square miles (7.59 km ), all of it land. This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Colville has
380-459: Was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age in the city was 40.4 years. 24% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.9% were from 45 to 64; and 18.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.8% male and 54.2% female. The area's economy is based chiefly on agriculture and the timber and mining industry, manufacturing, and regional offices of
400-733: Was flooded by Lake Roosevelt after construction of the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River. Americans also wanted to operate in this territory. In the first half of the 19th century, the Oregon boundary dispute (or Oregon question) arose as a result of competing British and American claims to the Pacific Northwest. It was settled by the Oregon Treaty of 1846, which set the new boundary between Canada and
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