Frank Wells (March 4, 1932 – April 3, 1994) was an American entertainment businessman.
Previously, 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 E. Disney and Stanley Gold recruited Wells to become Disney's President and Chief Operating Officer (1984-1994), along with Michael Eisner as Chairman and...
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Frank Wells (March 4, 1932 – April 3, 1994) was an American entertainment businessman.
Previously, 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 E. Disney and Stanley Gold recruited Wells to become Disney's President and Chief Operating Officer (1984-1994), along with Michael Eisner as Chairman and CEO, in their bid to oust CEO/President Ron W. Miller.
He came close to, but did not achieve, his goal of the Seven Summits, climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents: Denali (Mount McKinley) in North America, Aconcagua in South America, Elbrus in Europe, Mount Everest in Asia, Mount Kosciuszko in Australia, and Vinson in Antarctica. Only Everest eluded him, as bad weather forced his party to give up one day before reaching the summit. His partner in the Seven Summits attempt, Dick Bass, an entrepreneur who developed...
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