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Frank Thomas

Born September 5, 1912 in Fresno, California, USADied September 8, 200435 films

Born in Fresno, California, Frank Thomas attended Stanford University, where he was a member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity and worked on campus humor magazine The Stanford Chaparral with Ollie Johnston. After graduating from Stanford, he attended Chouinard Art Institute, then joined The Walt Disney Company on September 24, 1934 as employee number 224. There he animated dozens of feature films and shorts, and also was a member of the Dixieland band Firehouse Five Plus Two, playing the piano.

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The Jungle Book posterFirst watchThe Jungle Book19677.3The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo,…View film

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Filmography

35 films
  1. 1981The Fox and the HoundAnimation Director
  2. 1977Halloween Hall o' FameAnimation
  3. 1977The Many Adventures of Winnie the PoohAnimation
  4. 1973Robin HoodAnimation
  5. 1970The AristocatsAnimation
  6. 1968Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery DayAnimation Director
  7. 1967The Jungle BookAnimation Director
  8. 1964Mary PoppinsAnimation
  9. 1963The Sword in the StoneAnimation
  10. 1961One Hundred and One DalmatiansAnimation
  11. 1959Sleeping BeautyAnimation
  12. 1955Lady and the TrampAnimation
  13. 1953Peter PanAnimation
  14. 1951Alice in WonderlandAnimation
  15. 1950CinderellaAnimation Director
  16. 1949The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadAnimation
  17. 1949The Wind in the WillowsAnimation
  18. 1946In DutchAnimation
  19. 1944The Flying GauchitoAnimation
  20. 1944The Three CaballerosAnimation
  21. 1943The Winged ScourgeAnimation
  22. 1943Victory VehiclesAnimation
  23. 1943Education for Death: The Making of the NaziAnimation
  24. 1940FantasiaAnimation
  25. 1940PinocchioAnimation
  26. 1939The PointerAnimation
  27. 1939The Practical PigAnimation
  28. 1938Brave Little TailorAnimation
  29. 1938Snow White and the Seven DwarfsAnimation
  30. 1937Little HiawathaAnimation
  31. 1936More KittensAnimation
  32. 1936Mickey's ElephantAnimation
  33. 1936Mickey's CircusAnimation
  34. 1935Music LandAnimation
  35. 1935The Cookie CarnivalAnimation Production Assistant