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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.
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- Oliver M. Johnston, Jr., Oliver M. Johnston, Oliver Johnston
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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.
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Apr 15, 2008 · Ollie Johnston, one of the greatest animators/directing animators in animation history and the last surviving member of Walt Disney’s elite group of animation pioneers known affectionately as the “Nine Old Men,” passed away from natural causes at a long term care facility in Sequim, Washington on Monday April 14th.
Apr 16, 2008 · April 16, 2008 12 AM PT. Special to The Times. Oliver Martin “Ollie” Johnston Jr., the last living member of the celebrated “Nine Old Men” of Disney animation whose work set the standard by...
- Eric Larsen. While Disney fans know Larson as one of Walt’s famous “Nine Old Men” of animation, his path to get there was hardly a straight line. In fact, during an interview not long before his retirement, he was asked how he ended up with Disney.
- Frank Thomas. Animator Frank Thomas instilled vivid personality into his characters. He drew some of Disney animation’s most memorable, as well as touching, moments, including the Dwarfs crying at Snow White’s bier, Bambi and Thumper learning how to ice skate, and the charming spaghetti-eating sequence in Lady and the Tramp.
- Ollie Johnston. Animator Ollie Johnston infused an unusual level of warmth and heartfelt emotion into his characters. As lifelong friend and fellow animator and Disney Legend Frank Thomas recalled, “Ollie was the only one of the Studio animators who was sensitive to character relationships and how they affected story.”
- John Lounsbery. John Lounsbery had his own special way of looking at things, according to fellow animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. In their book, Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life, they wrote that no matter how bad a situation might be, John could always make “some funny observation to lighten the situation.”
Before computer graphics and special effects, the magic of animation flowed from the pencils of two of the greatest Disney animators of all time — Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. It was their creative genius that helped make Walt Disney animation synonymous with brilliant artistry, magnificent music, and emotional storytelling.
Ruff Animation: With Tony Baxter, John Canemaker, Randy Cartwright, Ron Clements.
