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Ollie Johnston (1912-2008)

Posted 04-17-2008 at 08:14 PM by Mark Goldhaber (Mark My Words)
Updated 04-18-2008 at 10:35 PM by Mark Goldhaber (Added links for donations to family-requested organizations)

I talked about it on today's MouseStation podcast, but realized that perhaps I should also post this here for those that don't listen to the show.

Animation legend Ollie Johnston, the last surviving member of Walt's Nine Old Men, passed away from natural causes at age 95 on Monday at a long term care facility in Sequim, Washington. Johnston served as animator and directing animator of some of the best-loved Disney animated classics, including Show White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio,...
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