Ollie Johnston - RIP
In case you haven't heard the sad news...
Ollie Johnston, final surviving member of Disney's Nine Old Men, passed away yesterday at the age of 95.
I never met Mr. Johnston, nor have I ever taken a class or received advice directly from him, and yet he has taught me more about animation than anyone. I wouldn't be doing what I do today, were it not for Ollie and the greats of the Animation industry blazing the trail that they did.
A year or so back, I had actually talked my wife into agreeing that if our first child turned out to be twin boys, we would name them Frank and Ollie. Now my son is four months old, and we often joke about if he would have been Frank or if he would have been Ollie. He seems to love trains though, so I lean towards Ollie.
For more on Mr. Johnston's passing, please visit the link at Cartoon Brew below.
Thank you for making me laugh as a kid and an adult, Ollie, and I can't wait for my son to get old enough that I can share your wonderful work with him as well.
More on Ollie Johnston's Passing at Cartoon Brew
Ollie Johnston, final surviving member of Disney's Nine Old Men, passed away yesterday at the age of 95.
I never met Mr. Johnston, nor have I ever taken a class or received advice directly from him, and yet he has taught me more about animation than anyone. I wouldn't be doing what I do today, were it not for Ollie and the greats of the Animation industry blazing the trail that they did.
A year or so back, I had actually talked my wife into agreeing that if our first child turned out to be twin boys, we would name them Frank and Ollie. Now my son is four months old, and we often joke about if he would have been Frank or if he would have been Ollie. He seems to love trains though, so I lean towards Ollie.
For more on Mr. Johnston's passing, please visit the link at Cartoon Brew below.
Thank you for making me laugh as a kid and an adult, Ollie, and I can't wait for my son to get old enough that I can share your wonderful work with him as well.
More on Ollie Johnston's Passing at Cartoon Brew
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