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Was part of the inner circle of Disney animators, known as the "nine old men".

Employed at Walt Disney Productions from January 21, 1935 to his retirement on January 31, 1978.

Ollie and Marie Johnston`s two sons are Rick (born in 1949) and Ken (born in 1951).

Ollie Johnston`s wife, Marie, was also a Disney employee in the Ink and Paint Department.

As of September 2004, following the death of Frank Thomas, he is the last surviving member of Disney`s "Nine Old Men".

Caricatured as "Rufus the Cat" in The Rescuers (1977).

He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2005.


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Legendary Disney animator Ollie Johnston has died, aged 95. Johnston, who contributed animation to classic films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland, was the last of Walt Disney Studios` Nine Old Men.

He passed away on Monday at a care facility in Washington of natural causes.