Last of Disney ‘Old Men’ Animators Dies

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Walt Disney Co. animator Ollie Johnston, whose credits include “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Pinocchio,” “Fantasia,” “Cinderella,” and “Alice in Wonderland,” has died. He was 95.


Johnston was called a pioneer animator and was the last surviving member of Disney’s legendary animators, who were labeled the “Nine Old Men, Burbank-based Disney said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.


Disney executive Howard Green said Johnston died of natural causes on Monday at a long-term care facility in Sequim, Wash..

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