Background
Wells, Frank G. was born on March 4, 1932.
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Wells, Frank G. was born on March 4, 1932.
Bachelor summa cum laude, Pomona College, 1953. Master of Arts in Law, Oxford University, England, 1955. Bachelor of Laws, Stanford University, 1959.
He was also a 1953 recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship, through which he obtained his Bachelor at Oxford University. Before his tenure with Disney, Wells had worked for Warner Brothers as its Vice President of West Coast in 1969, then in 1973 as President, and in 1977 as Vice Chairman until he left the company in 1982. Disney shareholders Roy East. Disney and Stanley Gold recruited Wells to become Disney"s President and Chief Operating Officer (1984–1994), along with Michael Eisner as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in their bid to oust Chief Executive Officer/President Ron West. Miller.
Only Everest eluded him, as bad weather forced his party to give up one day, 3000 feet before reaching the summit.
At the Matterhorn Bobsleds attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, Wells" love of mountain-climbing is honored with exploration equipment emblazoned with the words "Wells Expedition," which can be noticed during the ride"s downhill descent, as well as on a window on Main Street United States of America honoring him. Wells died in a helicopter crash on Easter 1994 while returning from a ski trip in Nevada"s Ruby Mountains.
Eastwood left in his own helicopter just an hour before Wells" departure. Wells was buried in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery.
Eastwood sang a tribute of the Beatles Hey Jude to him, which Wells liked to sing on the slopes.
The Lion King, which came out the summer after Wells" death, is dedicated to him as well as the named building housing the Disney Archives at Walt Disney Studios.
Trustee Pomona College, National History Museum, Son of Paul Getty Trust, California Institute of Technology. Member board overseers for Research and Development/University of California at Los Angeles Center Study of Soviet Behavior. Member services polity advisory committee United States Trade Regulation.
Board directors Rockefeller Foundation, the Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse, The Yosemite Restoration Trust Services Corporation and Rebuild Los Angeles 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1955-1957. Member American Bar Association, State Bar California, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Explorers Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
He was a good friend of Clint Eastwood, who had been skiing with Wells that weekend.