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The Disneyland Report > Disney News > Obituaries: Frank Thomas, Animator Disney NewsObituaries: Frank Thomas, AnimatorFrank Thomas, 92, a top Walt Disney artist who animated two dogs romantically nibbling a single strand of spaghetti in the 1955 Disney film "Lady and the Tramp," died Sept. 8 at his home in La Canada Flintridge, Calif. He had been in declining health since a cerebral hemorrhage this year. In his 43-year career at Disney, Mr. Thomas, often working with old friend and collaborator Ollie Johnston, also animated the dancing penguins in "Mary Poppins" and Thumper teaching Bambi how to ice-skate. Mr. Thomas started working at Walt Disney Studios in 1934 and was a member of the team that created "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937), the first full-length animated feature.To read the rest of the article, click here. Return to Disney News. |
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