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Oliver Martin Johnston Jr. (October 31, 1912 – April 14, 2008) was an American motion picture animator. He was one of Disney's Nine Old Men, and the last surviving at the time of his death from natural causes. [1] [2] [3] He was recognized by The Walt Disney Company with its Disney Legend Award in 1989.
Ollie Johnston. Actor: The Iron Giant. Oliver Martin "Ollie" Johnston was an American animator from Palo Alto, California. He was one of Disney's Nine Old Men, a group of senior animators which supervised production at the Walt Disney Animation Studios from c. 1945 to 1977.
Oliver Martin "Ollie" Johnston, Jr. was an American animator, who was one of Walt Disney's Nine Old Men. Ollie was best friends with fellow animator Frank Thomas. He was recognized by The Walt Disney Company with its Disney Legend Award in 1989.
Ollie passed away on April 14, 2008, in Sequim, Washington—the last surviving member of Walt’s legendary “Nine Old Men.” Animator Ollie Johnston infused an unusual level of warmth and heartfelt emotion into his characters.
Oliver Martin "Ollie" Johnston was an American animator from Palo Alto, California. He was one of Disney's Nine Old Men, a group of senior animators which supervised production at the Walt Disney Animation Studios from c. 1945 to 1977.
The Twelve Principles of Animation were mastered in the 1930-40s by Disney artists Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston as they were pioneering the animation techniques in films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Pinocchio (1940), and Bambi (1942).
Apr 16, 2008 · LOS ANGELES (AP) The animator Ollie Johnston, the last of the Disney “nine old men,” as the studio’s core group of senior animators was called, died on Monday in Sequim, Wash. He was 95. He died...
