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Frank Thomas

Screenwriter / Pianist / Animator | * 09/05/1912 († 92, 09/08/2004) | Fresno, California (United States of America (USA))
Franklin Rosborough Thomas (September 5, 1912 – September 8, 2004) was an American animator and pianist. He was one of Walt Disney's leading team of animators known as the Nine Old Men. ()

Born inFresno, California, Frank Thomas attendedStanford University, where he was a member ofTheta Delta Chifraternity and worked on campus humor magazineTheStanford ChaparralwithOllie Johnston. After graduating from Stanford, he attendedChouinard Art Institute, then joinedThe Walt Disney Companyon September 24, 1934 as employee number 224. There he animated dozens of feature films and shorts, and also was a member of theDixielandbandFirehouse Five Plus Two, playing thepiano.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Kids & Family | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, i ...

The Incredibles

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2004 | 3.9/5 | 1h 55min
Action, Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family
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When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the legatees, leaving them out ...

The Aristocats

G

1970 | 3.6/5 | 1h 18min
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
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In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejud ...

The Iron Giant

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1999 | 4.0/5 | 1h 26min
Kids & Family, Animation, Science Fiction, Drama
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A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest ...

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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1937 | 3.6/5 | 1h 23min
Fantasy, Animation, Kids & Family
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Awards & Nominations for Frank Thomas

Disney Legends Winsor McCay Award Yellow Kid Award
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Movies with Frank Thomas as Actor(18)

as Self (archive footage)2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (Archive Footage)2009 The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
as himself2007 The Pixar Story
as Self (archive footage)2005 From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
as Self (Archive Footage)2005 From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
2004 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
as Additional Voices (voice)2004 The Incredibles
as himself2003 Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound
2002 Frank and Ollie... and Mickey
as Himself - Animator2002 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
as himself2001 Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
as Self - Veteran Animator, 'Lady and the Tramp'2001 The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp
as Additional Voices (voice)1999 The Iron Giant
as himself1997 You Can Fly!: The Making of Walt Disney's Masterpiece 'Peter Pan'
as himself1995 Frank and Ollie
as Self (Supervising Animator)1994 The Making of 'Bambi'
as himself1954 A Story of Dogs
as Himself - Firehouse Five Plus Two1950 One Hour in Wonderland

Movies with Frank Thomas as Crew(44)

Crew/Thanks2004 The Incredibles
Crew/Thanks1987 The Chipmunk Adventure
Crew/Supervising Animator1981 The Fox and the Hound
Visual Effects/Animation1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Visual Effects/Animation1977 The Rescuers
Writing/Author1977 The Rescuers
Visual Effects/Animation1973 Robin Hood
Visual Effects/Animation1970 The Aristocats
Writing/Screenplay1970 The Aristocats
Visual Effects/Animation Director1968 Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Visual Effects/Animation Director1967 The Jungle Book
Visual Effects/Animation1964 Mary Poppins
Visual Effects/Animation1963 The Sword in the Stone
Visual Effects/Animation1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Visual Effects/Animation1959 Sleeping Beauty
Visual Effects/Animation1955 Lady and the Tramp
Visual Effects/Animation Director1955 Lady and the Tramp
Visual Effects/Animation1953 Peter Pan
Visual Effects/Animation Director1953 Peter Pan
Visual Effects/Animation1951 Alice in Wonderland
Visual Effects/Animation Director1950 Cinderella
Visual Effects/Animation1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Visual Effects/Animation Director1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Visual Effects/Animation1949 The Wind in the Willows
Visual Effects/Animation1946 In Dutch
Visual Effects/Animation1944 The Flying Gauchito
Visual Effects/Animation1944 The Three Caballeros
Visual Effects/Animation1943 Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi
Visual Effects/Animation1943 The Winged Scourge
Visual Effects/Animation1943 Victory Vehicles
Crew/Supervising Animator1942 Bambi
Visual Effects/Animation1940 Pinocchio
Visual Effects/Animation Director1940 Pinocchio
Visual Effects/Animation1940 Fantasia
Visual Effects/Animation1939 The Practical Pig
Visual Effects/Animation1939 The Pointer
Visual Effects/Animation1938 Brave Little Tailor
Visual Effects/Animation1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Visual Effects/Animation1937 Little Hiawatha
Visual Effects/Animation1936 More Kittens
Visual Effects/Animation1936 Mickey's Elephant
Visual Effects/Animation1936 Mickey's Circus
Visual Effects/Animation1935 Music Land
Visual Effects/Animation Production Assistant1935 The Cookie Carnival

Full Name: Franklin Thomas
Born: Thursday, 09/05 1912 (September) in Fresno, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 09/08 2004 (September) in La Cañada Flintridge (aged: 92)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Stanford University, Chouinard Art Institute
Employer: Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Studios
Member of: Firehouse Five Plus Two
Children: Theodore Thomas
Student of: Fred Moore
Influenced by/Role models: Hamilton Luske, Bill Tytla
Other names for Frank Thomas (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Franklin Rosborough Thomas"
"Franklin Thomas"
"Frank Thomas (animator)"
Frank Thomas frequently works together with these people:
Ollie Johnston (43x, Crew)
Walt Disney (40x, Crew)
Milt Kahl (31x, Crew)
Wolfgang Reitherman (30x, Crew)
John Lounsbery (27x, Crew)
Eric Larson (24x, Crew)
Ward Kimball (20x, Crew)
Les Clark (16x, Crew)
Marc Davis (16x, Crew)
Ken Anderson (15x, Crew)
Clyde Geronimi (13x, Crew)

Other people with this name: Frank Thomas (US)

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