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Disney Legend, 2000. 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]
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...
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Oct 12, 2021 · One of a cadre of women who in the 1930s and ’40s worked at Disney in indispensable anonymity — and one of its longest-lived members — Ms. Tompson, who died on Sunday at 111, spent four ...
Oct 11, 2021 · Tompson worked at Disney for nearly 40 years, from \"Snow White\" to \"The Rescuers\", and was the first woman to join the International Photographers Union. She was named a Disney Legend in 2000 and passed away at 111 in 2021.
Oct 11, 2021 · Ruthie Tompson, who worked on nearly every Disney animated feature from Snow White to The Rescuers, passed away at 111. She was a pioneer in the camera department, a friend of Walt Disney, and a Disney Legend.
Oct 12, 2021 · Tue 12 Oct 2021 09.45 EDT. Ruthie Tompson, the last living link to the earliest days of Walt Disney’s animation studio has died aged 111. In a statement, the Walt Disney Company said...
Oct 13, 2021 · Tompson spent nearly 40 years at Disney, working on classics like Snow White, Pinocchio and Dumbo. She was a pioneer in the camera department, reviewing and planning animations for the studio's Golden Age.
