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Ollie Johnston

Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (died 2008)

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Born
October 31, 1912
Died
April 14, 2008
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1912

About Ollie Johnston

Oliver Martin Johnston Jr. (October 31, 1912 – April 14, 2008) was an American motion picture animator. He was one of Disney's Nine Old Men, and the last surviving one. He was recognized by The Walt Disney Company with its Disney Legend Award in 1989. His work was recognized with the National Medal of Arts in 2005. == Career == Johnston was an animator at Walt Disney Studios from 1934 to 1981, and became a directing animator beginning with Pinocchio, released in 1940. He contributed to most Disney animated features, including Fantasia and Bambi. His last full work for Disney came with The Rescuers, in which he was caricatured as one of the film's characters, the cat Rufus. The last film he worked on was The Fox and the Hound. His work includes Mr.

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Career and life highlights

Ollie Johnston timeline

  1. Johnston was an animator at Walt Disney Studios from 1934 to 1978, and became a directing animator beginning with Pinocchio, released in 1940.
  2. He was recognized by The Walt Disney Company with its Disney Legend Award in 1989.
  3. His work was recognized with the National Medal of Arts in 2005.

The world when Ollie Johnston was born

Ollie Johnston was born in 1912. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ollie Johnston's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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