Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston on The Tonight Show (1982)

Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston Lecture at CalArts (1990)

Here is a rare lecture by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston at CalArts from the early 1990's. Big thanks to Premise Entertainment for posting it! Also, due to the low volume you'll have to crank up the audio.

'Lessons from Frank and Ollie' on Deja View

Andreas Deja posted on his blog today 'Lessons from Frank and Ollie' featuring a fantastic video from the 80's designed to promote Frank and Ollie's book The Illusion of Life. It's full of great material and their Observation lecture is awesome. Check it out here:

// Lessons from Frank and Ollie

'Secret Lives' Walt Disney (1995)

This is great documentary about the 'less public' side of Walt Disney and the history of the studio. It includes interviews with Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, Bill Melendez, William Hurtz and others.

// 'Secret Lives' Walt Disney
     via Behind The Scenes blog 

The Life And Times Of Pluto

This is short featurette about the history of 'Pluto'. Frank, Ollie, Andreas Deja, and John Canemaker talk about the development of Pluto's character. 






Mickey's Elephant (1936)

Animation Legend Ollie Johnston Passes Into History

The news of Ollie's passing swept the animation dept here at IMD pretty quickly yesterday. Ollie had a profound influence on many generations of animators. His devotion and passion for animation will live on for many generations to come.

The official studio press obituary is posted on Cartoon Brew here:

The Disney Company on Ollie Johnston



Disney Family Album:

Ollie Johnston Part 1



Part 2



Part 3




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