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Frank Wells (March 4, 1932 – April 3, 1994) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 entertainment
Entertainment

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 businessman.

Previously, Wells had worked for Warner Brothers as its Vice President
Vice president

A vice president is an Corporate officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin List of Latin phrases #vice meaning 'in place of'....
 of West Coast in 1969, then in 1973 as President
President

President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, company, trade unions, university, and country. Etymology, a "president" is one who Wiktionary:Preside, who sits in leadership ....
, and in 1977 as Vice Chairman until he left the company in 1982. Disney shareholders Roy E. Disney
Roy E. Disney

Roy Edward Disney Order of St. Gregory the Great was a longtime senior executive for The Walt Disney Company, which his father Roy O. Disney and his uncle Walt Disney founded....
 and Stanley Gold
Stanley Gold

Stanley Phillip Gold is President and CEO of Shamrock Holdings, Roy E. Disney's private investment company. He was on the Walt Disney Company's board of directors 1984; 1987-2003....
 recruited Wells to become Disney's President and Chief Operating Officer (1984-1994), along with Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner

Michael Eisner was chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company from September 22, 1984 to September 30, 2005....
 as Chairman and CEO, in their bid to oust CEO/President Ron W. Miller
Ron W. Miller

Ronald William Miller is a former professional American football player, the son-in-law of Walt Disney, and a former president and CEO of The Walt Disney Company....
.

He came close to but did not achieve his goal of climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents; only Mount Everest
Mount Everest

Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma is the List of highest mountains on Earth, as measured by the height of its Topographical summit above sea level, which is ....
 eluded him, as bad weather
Weather

Weather is a set of all the Phenomenon occurring in a given atmosphere at a given time. Weather phenomena lie in the hydrosphere and troposphere....
 forced his party to give up one day before reaching the summit.






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Frank Wells (March 4, 1932 – April 3, 1994) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 entertainment
Entertainment

Entertainment is an activity designed to give people pleasure or relaxation. An audience may participate in the entertainment passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games....
 businessman.

Previously, Wells had worked for Warner Brothers as its Vice President
Vice president

A vice president is an Corporate officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin List of Latin phrases #vice meaning 'in place of'....
 of West Coast in 1969, then in 1973 as President
President

President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, company, trade unions, university, and country. Etymology, a "president" is one who Wiktionary:Preside, who sits in leadership ....
, and in 1977 as Vice Chairman until he left the company in 1982. Disney shareholders Roy E. Disney
Roy E. Disney

Roy Edward Disney Order of St. Gregory the Great was a longtime senior executive for The Walt Disney Company, which his father Roy O. Disney and his uncle Walt Disney founded....
 and Stanley Gold
Stanley Gold

Stanley Phillip Gold is President and CEO of Shamrock Holdings, Roy E. Disney's private investment company. He was on the Walt Disney Company's board of directors 1984; 1987-2003....
 recruited Wells to become Disney's President and Chief Operating Officer (1984-1994), along with Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner

Michael Eisner was chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company from September 22, 1984 to September 30, 2005....
 as Chairman and CEO, in their bid to oust CEO/President Ron W. Miller
Ron W. Miller

Ronald William Miller is a former professional American football player, the son-in-law of Walt Disney, and a former president and CEO of The Walt Disney Company....
.

He came close to but did not achieve his goal of climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents; only Mount Everest
Mount Everest

Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma is the List of highest mountains on Earth, as measured by the height of its Topographical summit above sea level, which is ....
 eluded him, as bad weather
Weather

Weather is a set of all the Phenomenon occurring in a given atmosphere at a given time. Weather phenomena lie in the hydrosphere and troposphere....
 forced his party to give up one day before reaching the summit. At the Matterhorn Bobsleds
Matterhorn Bobsleds

The Matterhorn Bobsleds or the Matterhorn is an Amusement ride made up of two intertwining steel roller coasters at Disneyland in Anaheim, California....
 attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, Wells' love of mountain-climbing is honored with skiing expedition boxes emblazoned with the words "Wells Expedition" littered about an early scene.

Wells died in a helicopter
Helicopter

A helicopter is an aircraft that is Lift and propelled by one or more horizontal plane Helicopter rotors, each rotor consisting of two or more rotor blades....
 crash at age 62 while returning from a ski trip in Nevada's Ruby Mountains
Ruby Mountains

The Ruby Mountains comprise one of the many mountain ranges of the Great Basin in the western United States. They are the predominant range in Elko County, Nevada, in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada....
. The movie The Lion King
The Lion King

The Lion King is a American Animation film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, released in theaters on June 15, 1994 by Walt Disney Pictures....
, which came out the summer following Wells' death, is dedicated to him. Additionally, the building housing the Disney Archives at Walt Disney Studios
Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)

The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, California, United States, serve as the international headquarters for media conglomerate The Walt Disney Company....
 is named in his honor.

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