Disney Legend Dean Jones passes away

By Leah Zanolla | Published September 3, 2015

Dean Jones, Disney Legend and star of 10 Disney films, has passed away in Los Angeles at age 84 due to complications from Parkinson’s Disease.

Jones began his Disney film career playing an FBI agent in 1965’s That Darn Cat! He later had a cameo in the 1997 remake of the film. Other well-known Disney films he had a part in include: The Love Bug, The Million Dollar Duck and The Shaggy D.A. Before he signed on with Disney, he starred with Paul Newman in Somebody Up There Likes Me and Jailhouse Rock with Elvis Presley. His career also included roles on Broadway and television.

Jones is survived by his wife of 42 years, Lory Basham Jones; children Caroline, Deanna and Michael; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

News source: The Hollywood Reporter

Photo credit: AP

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Leah Zanolla

Leah grew up in a little farming town in Illinois, right on the Mississippi River. Her Chicago-born husband, David, left the city for her, and they're now raising their three children (Jacob, Jonah and Lydia) just 12 miles from her hometown. As the Senior Editor of the DIS (wdwinfo.com), Leah spends a lot of time writing about, reading about, and discussing Disney. So, it should come as no surprise that one of her family's favorite ways to spend time is going to Walt Disney World and traveling on Disney Cruise Line. She also enjoys shopping, watching movies with her husband and doing crafts with and for her kids.

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