Ruthie Tompson
Ruthie Tompson (born July 22, 1910 in Portland , Maine ) is an American animator who worked for the Walt Disney Company for over 43 years .
Life
Ruthie Tompson grew up in Boston until she was eight . In 1918 she moved to Los Angeles with her family . There she attended Hollywood High School. At the age of 18 she took a job in a riding club, where she met the brothers Walt and Roy Disney . Although she had no artistic training or experience, Walt Disney hired her in 1932 as a painter for hand-drawn and colored animation in the "Ink and Paint" department of the Disney Studios, in which only women worked. The first full-length cartoon she contributed to was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , which premiered in 1937. She later worked as a special effects supervisor . Ruthie Tompson has worked as an animator on films such as Mary Poppins , Fantasia , Dumbo and Sleeping Beauty . In 1975 she retired. In 2000 she received the Disney Legend award in the animation category.
Ruthie Tompson celebrated her 110th birthday on July 22, 2020 as the oldest member of Women in Animation .
Web links
- Ruthie Tompson in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Celebrating Disney Legend Ruthie Tompson's 110th Birthday , video from The View (TV show)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patricia Zorn: Coloring the Kingdom , in: Vanity Fair , February 5, 2010
- ↑ Disney Legends: Ruthie Tompson, in: Walt Disney Archives
- ↑ Ruthie Tompson, Disney Animation Pioneer, Turns 110 in Quarantine , in: The Hollywood Reporter , July 22, 2020
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| SURNAME | Tompson, Ruthie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American animator and artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Portland Maine |