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	USATODAY.com - Disney animator Frank Thomas dies at 92
		"Frank was a giant in our field, and he meant everything to me and to all of us who loved the art of animation," John Lasseter, creative head of Pixar Animation Studios and a former Disney animator, said in a statement.
		Thomas, born in Santa Monica, graduated from Stanford University, where he majored in art, drew cartoons for the school newspaper and met classmate Johnston, forming a lifelong friendship.
		Thomas and Johnston both retired in 1978 and went on to author several influential books on animation, including Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life and The Disney Villain.
	www.usatoday.com /life/people/2004-09-10-frank-thomas-obit_x.htm (482 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Frank Thomas (animator) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		His work in animated cartoon shorts included The Brave Little Tailor, in which he animated scenes of Mickey Mouse and the king; Mickey and the bear in The Pointer, and German dialogue scenes in the World War II propaganda short Education for Death (shortly before Thomas enlisted in the airforce).
		Thomas was directing animator for several memorable villains, including the evil stepmother Lady Tremaine in Cinderella, the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, and Captain Hook in Peter Pan.
		Thomas and Johnston were also profiled in the 1993 documentary Frank and Ollie, directed by Thomas's son Theodore Thomas.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Frank_Thomas_(animator) (450 words)

	Frank Thomas (animator) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His work in animated cartoon shorts included The Brave Little Tailor, in which he animated scenes of Mickey Mouse and the king; Mickey and the bear in The Pointer, and German dialogue scenes in the World War II propaganda short Education for Death (shortly before Thomas enlisted in the Air Force).
		Thomas and Johnston were also profiled in the 1995 documentary Frank and Ollie, which screened at the 20th Toronto International Film Festival, directed by Thomas's son Theodore Thomas.
		Frank and his friend and colleague Ollie Johnston voiced and were caricatured as two old men saying "That's old school..." "Yeah, no school like the old school." The pair had previously been heard, and caricatured, as the two train engineers in Bird's The Iron Giant.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frank_Thomas_(animator) (451 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Frank Thomas
		Frank Thomas, who died on Wednesday aged 92, was a leading animator with Walt Disney, and one of the "Nine Old Men" who shaped the style of the studio's feature films from Snow White on.
		He was a directing animator on many of the pictures which created Disney's style: he devised, supervised and directed the look of the title character in Pinocchio, which in 1940 consolidated Disney's reputation for pre-eminence in the animated field.
		Thomas was involved in Der Fuhrer's Face (1942) for Disney, before joining the air force, where he was involved in producing The Winged Scourge; Education for Death and Victory Vehicles.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/09/11/db1101.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2004/09/11/ixopright.html (835 words)

	Frank Thomas; his drawings, empathy delivered beloved Disney moments; at 92 - The Boston Globe
		‘‘Frank was a giant in our field, and he meant everything to me and to all of us who loved the art of animation,’’ John Lasseter, creative head of Pixar Animation Studios and a former Disney animator, said in a statement.
		Thomas graduated from Stanford University, where he majored in art, drew cartoons for the school newspaper, and met classmate Johnston, forming a lifelong friendship.
		The pair were the subject of a 1995 documentary film ‘‘Frank and Ollie,’’ written and directed by Theodore Thomas, the animator’s son.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/09/10/frank_thomas_his_drawings_empathy_delivered_beloved_disney_moments_at_92 (660 words)

	Remembering Frank Thomas
		Frank Thomas died on September 8, 2004 at the age of 92, leaving behind not only his wife of 48 years, Jeannette, and his four children, Theodore, Doug, Gregg and Ann, but also longtime friend and colleague, Ollie Johnston, who is now the last of the famed Nine Old Men of Disney animation still alive.
		The story of Frank Thomas and why he is considered a giant in animation cannot be told without the telling of the story of Disney animation, for these two stories are inextricably intertwined.
		Thomas was famed for his characterizations of Lady Tremaine in Cinderella, Captain Hook in Peter Pan, the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, and the beloved scene in Lady and the Tramp where the two dogs share a romantic dinner at Tony's.
	www.mouseplanet.com /foundations/fm040914sh.htm (3353 words)

	Frank Thomas; famed 'Lady and the Tramp' animator; 92 \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Frank Thomas, one of Walt Disney's trusted "Nine Old Men" who animated two dogs romantically nibbling a single strand of spaghetti in the 1955 Disney film "Lady and the Tramp," has died.
		"Frank was a giant in our field, and he meant everything to me and to all of us who loved the art of animation," said John Lasseter, creative head of Pixar Animation Studios and a former Disney animator.
		Thomas is survived by his wife of 58 years, three sons and a daughter.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040910/news_1m10thomas.html (448 words)

	Remembering Frank Thomas
		For starters, foremost, Frank Thomas was an animator who drew with the subtle understanding of an actor.
		In ways like this, Frank Thomas was like a master orchestra conductor selecting from the elements of emotion and comedy and accentuating from those elements to create a fully realized performance.
		In the forefront of his mind, Frank always thought before he drew, with the intent to use every trick at his disposal to capture, as he most eloquently put it, the illusion of that character’s life.
	www.animationartconservation.com /remembering_frank_thomas.html (730 words)

	The Disneyland Report - Disney News - Frank Thomas, Legendary Disney Animator and One of Walt Disney's 'Nine Old Men,' ...
		Thomas and Johnston were also the title subjects of a heartfelt 1995 feature-length documentary entitled "Frank and Ollie," written and directed by Frank's son, Theodore (Ted) Thomas.
		Besides being one of the key guys to help elevate animation from a novelty to an incredible art form, he was so generous in passing along his knowledge and experiences to the generations that followed.
		Thomas is survived by his wife of 58 years, Jeanette; son Theodore and his wife, Kuniko Okubo; son Doug, and his life partner, Dan Poirer; son Gregg and his children, Ukiah and Micah; and daughter, Ann Ayers, her husband, Andy Ayers, and their son, Marshall.
	www.disneylandreport.com /disneynews/091104frankthomasdieswaltdisneystudiosnineoldmenanimationdisneylegend.html (1533 words)

	Top Disney animator Frank Thomas dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Thomas created the spaghetti dinner scene between Lady and Rover in "Lady and the Tramp'' and dreamed up Thumper showing Bambi how to ice skate in "Bambi.'' He helped design Pinocchio and was responsible for the scene in which the marionette gets trapped inside a birdcage by the evil Stromboli.
		Thomas was born in Santa Monica, and went to college at Stanford University, where he met his lifelong friend and another one of the "nine old men,'' Ollie Johnston, who is the last of those original animators still alive.
		Thomas' son, Theodore, made a documentary based on the lifelong friendship between Thomas and Johnston, titled "Frank and Ollie'' and released in 1995.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/people/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000627518 (367 words)

	Frank Thomas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Frank Thomas (NL baseball player) (born 1929), (middle name Joseph, played from 1951-1966)
		Frank Thomas (AL baseball player) (born 1968), (middle name Edward, played since 1990)
		This human name article is a disambiguation page – a list of pages that might otherwise share the same title, which is a person's or persons' name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frank_Thomas (108 words)

	Animation World Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Animation World Network has compiled the loving thoughts of many in the animation community as a tribute to the life and work of animation legend Frank Thomas.
		Thomas will be remembered as a true inspiration and pioneer in the art of animation.
		Angela Blackmon: Frank Thomas, and the rest of the "Nine Old Men" at Disney have had a profound influence on me since...
	mag.awn.com /index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=2305 (837 words)

	Animazing Gallery - Frank Thomas Dies at 92
		Thomas, born in Santa Monica, Calif., graduated from Stanford University, where he majored in art, drew cartoons for the school newspaper and met classmate Johnston, forming a lifelong friendship.
		Thomas then directed the animation of the title character in Pinocchio, and drew the I've Got No Strings musical number.
		Thomas and Johnston both retired in 1978 and went on to author several influential books on animation, including Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life and The Disney Villain.
	shopping.animazing.com /gallery/frank.htm (346 words)

	seward street: Sito on Thomas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Frank left gently at the age of ninety-two surrounded by his family and friends.
		In the world of Frank Thomas the animator was not an anonymous minor cog in the machine that demands everything ever faster and cheaper.
		Frank's career was not as simple as we liked to believe: he lived through change, now we do.
	jrhull.typepad.com /seward_street/2004/10/sito_on_thomas.html (1002 words)

	Amazon.ca: Frank and Ollie: DVD: Theodore Thomas,Frank Thomas,Ollie Johnston,Sylvia Roemer,John Canemaker,John ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, two of Walt Disney's famous Nine Old Men original animators, are such naturals on camera, they'll put a smile on any audience member.
		Director, writer, and coproducer Theodore Thomas (Frank's son) is at his best when his film is at its simplest.
		Genuinely sweet and entertaining, Frank and Ollie is a love letter to the incomparable team who pioneered the personality-driven animation now known as the Disney trademark.
	www.amazon.ca /Frank-Ollie-Theodore-Thomas/dp/B0000TAYSO (552 words)

	Frank & Ollie's Official Site: A Tribute to Frank Thomas
		Commenting on Thomas' passing, Michael Eisner, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, said, “Frank is an important part of the Disney legacy and one of the most amazing talents to ever work at the Studio.
		Leonard Maltin, animation historian, film critic, and author, observed, “Frank helped to invent animation as an art form and took it to incredible new heights through his work at Disney over four and a half decades.
		Toad,” Thomas was promoted to directing animator and handled the scene with the superstitious Ichabod riding home on a dark and scary night.
	www.frankanollie.com /FrankTribute.html (1461 words)

	StupidGuestTricks.com - Famed Disney animator Frank Thomas dies at 92 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Thomas is survived by his wife of 58 years, Jeanette; four children, sons Theodore, Doug and Gregg and daughter Ann Ayers.
		I was saddened to hear the passing of Frank Thomas the legendary Disney animator who was one of the pioneers of character animation.
		Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston wrote some noteworthy books on Disney animation in particular, "Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life".
	stupidguesttricks.com /vb3/showthread.php?t=823 (824 words)

	Animation Magazine \| Legend Frank Thomas Dies at 92 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Frank Thomas, one of the giants of the animation industry, passed away last night.
		Thomas and Johnston were also the subjects of the acclaimed 1995 documentary, Frank and Ollie, by Frank’s son, Ted Thomas.
		Frank Thomas is to be remembered and admired for all his efforts in our wonderful profession.
	www.animationmagazine.net /article.php?article_id=2939 (862 words)

	Animation World Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		When I was in animation school in Milan, the first and best images I tried to “emulate” was the ones by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston and I must say that the first book I bought as a student was the incredible Illusion of Life.
		I had the pleasure and honor to meet Frank Thomas in an Italian comics and cartoons meeting in Lucca, in 1992.
		Frank’s greatest monuments are his wonderful performances—so many of my favorite moments in the Disney features are his, such as Pinocchio singing I Got No Strings, Bambi skating on the ice, Baloo the bear trying to explain things to Mowgli, and Captain Hook fooling Tinker Bell.
	mag.awn.com /?int_check=yes&article_no=2305&page=9 (746 words)

	Animator Frank Thomas dead at 92 - HobbyTalk
		Animator Frank Thomas, one of the "nine old men" behind Disney's legendary launch into animation in the 1930s, died Wednesday at his home in California; following a brain hemorrhage.
		Thomas was the man who created the spaghetti dinner scene in Lady and the Tramp, the ice-skating sequence in Bambi, and Pinocchio's birdcage incarceration by the evil Stromboli, as well as the "I Got No Strings" number from the same movie.
		Thomas met his fellow "old man," Ollie Johnston, at Stanford University, and the friendship between the two was chronicled in the 1995 documentary Frank and Ollie.
	www.hobbytalk.com /bbs1/showthread.php?t=90309 (253 words)

	In Memoriam: Frank Thomas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		FRANK THOMAS, one of the most talented and influential animators in the history of the art form, the second-to-last surviving member of Disney's "Nine Old Men" group of supervising animators, passed away on September 8, 2004, four days after his ninety-second birthday.
		Frank Thomas's was one of the most complex.
		During the 1982 runaway strike he rebuked a sulky young animator who complained about the strike by saying: "You cannot afford to ignore your union!" But despite the awesome technique and legendary status to young animators, he was just Frank -- encouraging, joking, instructing, complimenting.
	www.mpsc839.org /_Info/In_memoriam/s-z/thomas_f.html (320 words)

	The Scotsman - Obituaries - Frank Thomas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Thomas and Mr Johnston both retired in 1978 and went on to write several influential books on animation, including Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life and The Disney Villain.
		The pair were the subject of a 1995 documentary film Frank and Ollie, written and directed by Theodore Thomas, a son of the animator.
		Thomas is survived by his wife of 58 years, Jeanette; three sons, Theodore, Doug and Gregg; and a daughter, Ann Ayers.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /obituaries.cfm?id=1073462004 (359 words)

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		His work in animated shorts included The Brave Little Tailor, in which he animated scenes of Mickey Mouse and the king; Mickey and the bear in The Pointer, and German dialogue scenes in the World War II propaganda short Education for Death (shortly before Thomas enlisted in the airforce).
		Thomas was directing animator for several memorable villains, including the evil stepmother Lady Tremaine in Cinderella, the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, and Captain Hook in Peter Pan.
		The partnership of Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas is fondly presented in the documentary "Frank and Ollie", produced by Theodore Thomas, Frank's son.
	philsears.com /Disneyana2.htm (2864 words)

	Amazon.ca: Illusion Of Life Disney Animation: Books: Frank Thomas,Ollie Johnston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Thomas and Johnston, two of Disney's original animators, here give the inside scoop on how the studio created the works that have charmed the world.
		The "authors simultaneously give a history of Disney animation and explain the processes involved in clear, nontechnical terms." Along with the splendid text are dozens of color and fl-and-white photographs and illustrations.
		Strictly speaking it is not a animation handbook,it is not supposed to be,but there is more than enough info on the why's and wherefore's of animation technique and principles to wet the appetite of any animator or lay person,and provide precious insight into the magic of Disney animation.
	www.amazon.ca /Illusion-Disney-Animation-Frank-Thomas/dp/0786860707 (1101 words)

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