“Ruthie was a legend among animators, and her creative contributions to Disney — from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Rescuers —- remain beloved classics to this day,” said…
today. “While we will miss her smile and wonderful sense of humor, her exceptional work and pioneering spirit will forever be an inspiration to us all.”, who passed away on Sunday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund in Woodland Hills. She was 111 years old. The Disney icon’s relationship to the studio dates to its earliest days., Tompson said in the 1920s, she lived near the Disney Bros. Studio on Kingswell Avenue.
Tompson went on to become a painter in the studio’s Ink & Paint Department. She was among those who helped create the Disney’s first full-length animated feature,animation cels before they were photographed onto film. In 1948, she moved on to animation checking and scene planning. In 1952, Tompson was among the first three women to be admitted into the Hollywood camera union when she was invited to join Local 659 of the IATSE.
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