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Ruthie Tompson

Ruthie Tompson, American animator and artist (died 2021)

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Born
July 22, 1910
Died
October 10, 2021
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1910

About Ruthie Tompson

Ruth Irene Tompson was an American camera technician, animation checker and supercentenarian. She was known for her work on animated features at The Walt Disney Company and was declared a Disney Legend in 2000. As she stated in an interview, Tompson first met the Disneys when she visited her neighbor Robert's new baby. Tompson was the oldest member of Women in Animation.

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The world when Ruthie Tompson was born

Ruthie Tompson was born in 1910. 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 1910

  • Best-selling book"The Rosary" – Florence L. Barclay

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Johnson defends heavyweight title, sparking nationwide debate
  • Top headlineBoy Scouts of America founded
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon lighting demonstrated in Paris
  • World population~1.7B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population92.2M

1910 versus 2026

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

Measure19102026
Average home$3,395$435,000
Average income$574$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population92.2M341 million

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