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Ruth Irene Tompson [1] (July 22, 1910 – October 10, 2021) was an American camera technician, animation checker and supercentenarian. [2] . She was known for her work on animated features at The Walt Disney Company and was declared a Disney Legend in 2000. [3] Biography.
Oct 12, 2021 · Ruthie Tompson, an animator with the longest history at Disney, dies at 111. October 12, 20213:07 PM ET. By. Rachel Treisman. Enlarge this image. Ruthie Tompson at a screening at the 2018...
- Rachel Treisman
Oct 12, 2021 · Ruthie Tompson at work in an undated photo. ... Ms. Tompson, left, with the storyboard artist Burny Mattinson and the stylist Alice Davis attending the event “90 Years of Disney Animation” at ...
Oct 13, 2021 · Ruthie Tompson, Who Shaped Disney’s Most Beloved Films, Dies at 111. She spent nearly 40 years at the company, reviewing animations and planning camera angles for classics like “Snow White” and...
- Brigit Katz
Oct 11, 2021 · Ruthie Tompson, who began her career at The Walt Disney Studios as a painter in the Ink & Paint Department, and went on to major roles in final check, scene planning and the camera department, passed away peacefully in her sleep Sunday at her home at the Motion Picture and Television Fund in Woodland Hills, California. She was 111 years old.
Oct 12, 2021 · Advertisement. This article was published more than 2 years ago. Comics. Ruthie Tompson, who died at age 111, was a Disney trailblazer in ‘a man’s world’. By Michael Cavna. October 12, 2021 at...
Oct 12, 2021 · Published October 12, 2021 at 12:07 PM EDT. Ruthie Tompson liked to tell people that she and Mickey Mouse "grew up together." And that wasn't an exaggeration: The legendary animator spent nearly 40 years with the Walt Disney Company, working on virtually every film from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Rescuers until her retirement in 1975.
