Johnston, Ollie, 1912-2008

<p>born 31 Oct 1912, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA; died 14 Apr 2008 (aged 95) Sequim, Clallam County, Washington, USA</p>

<p>Oliver Martin Johnston; also known as Ollie Johnston; Animator. He was the last living member of the celebrated "Nine Old Men" of Disney animation team whose work set the standard by which all character animation is judged. He created the character of Bambi and worked on numerous other Disney films, such as "Pinocchio" (1940),"Bambi" (1942), "The Three Caballeros" (1944),"Cinderella" (1950), "Alice in Wonderland" (1951), "Lady and the Tramp" (1955), "Sleeping Beauty" (1959),"The Sword in the Stone" (1963), "Mary Poppins" (1964),"The Jungle Book"(1967),"The AristoCats" (1970),"The Rescuers" (1977), and "The Fox and the Hound" (1981).</p>

Ollie Johnston was born on October 31, 1912 in Palo Alto, California, USA as Oliver Martin Johnston Jr. He is known for his work on The Iron Giant (1999), The Incredibles (2004) and Mary Poppins (1964). He was married to Marie E. Johnston. He died on April 14, 2008 in Sequim, Washington, USA

Ollie Johnston; born October 31, 1912; died April 14, 2008; joined Disney in 1935, 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).