roy disney

    By Kevin Kelleher

    | 2:00PM 3/07/2011
    To get a better idea how Apple might fare without Steve Jobs's leadership, it's helpful to look at another hugely successful American company that decades ago lost its iconic CEO -- Walt Disney Co. After Walt passed away in 1966, his company didn't miss a step -- at least not for several years.

    By Jeff Bercovici

    | 4:30PM 12/16/2009
    Roy E. Disney, nephew of Walt Disney and occasional bane of the entertainment conglomerate's chief executives, died Wednesday at age 79 following a year-long battle with stomach cancer.