Johnston, Ollie, 1912-2008

Ollie Johnston (born Oliver Martin Johnston, October 31, 1912, Palo Alto, California- died April 14, 2008, Sequim, Washington). Johnston joined Disney in 1935, and first worked on Snow White. He went on to author the animator’s bible The Illusion of Life with Frank Thomas. His work includes Mr. Smee (in Peter Pan), the Stepsisters (in Cinderella), the District Attorney (in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad), and Prince John (in Robin Hood). According to the book The Disney Villain, written by Johnston and Frank Thomas, Johnston also partnered with Thomas on creating characters such as Ichabod Crane (in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad) and Sir Hiss (in Robin Hood).