Ollie Johnston
Visual Effects
Born October 31, 1912 · Palo Alto - California - USA
Died April 14, 2008
Also known as Oliver Martin Johnston, Jr.
Biography
Born in Palo Alto, California, Johnston attended Stanford University, where he worked on the campus humor magazine Stanford Chaparral with fellow future animator Frank Thomas, then transferred to the Chouinard Art Institute in his senior year.[5] Ollie married a fellow Disney employee, ink and paint artist Marie Worthey, in 1943.
Awards & recognition
- Yellow Kid Award · 1992
- Winsor McCay Award · 1990
- Disney Legends · 1989
- Inkpot Award · 1984
- National Medal of Arts
Filmography30 titles
The Iron Giant
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
The Incredibles
The Pixar Story
Frank and Ollie
Mary Poppins
Robin Hood
The Aristocats
The Jungle Book
Waking Sleeping Beauty
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Sword in the Stone
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Peter Pan
Alice in Wonderland
The Fox and the Hound
Lady and the Tramp
Pinocchio
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Cinderella
How to Play Baseball
Bambi
Brave Little Tailor
Sleeping Beauty
The Rescuers
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Three Caballeros
Melody Time
Make Mine Music
Tricks of Our Trade