Disney Legend Ruthie Tompson turns 110 this week! She started working for Walt Disney in the 1930’s and contributed to decades of Disney animated movies.
Ruthie knew Walt before joining as an Ink and Paint artist to work on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. She grew up near the Disney Bros. Studio on Kingswell Avenue, and Roy had used her and several other neighborhood kids as live-action reference models for one of the Alice Comedies they produced. After Snow White, Ruthie worked on virtually every animated feature up through The Rescuers. In her career, she progressed at the studio from inking and painting to working on animation checking and scene planning.
Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger wished Ruthie well, saying she’s “an amazingly talented artist, a courageous pioneer, and a true Disney Legend, and all of us at The Walt Disney Company salute you and wish you the very best. Keep smiling!” And fellow Disney Legend Whoopi Goldberg, who gave her Minnie Mouse-themed shoes to Ruthie right off her feet after the Disney Legends Awards at D23 Expo 2017, wished Ruthie a happy birthday saying, “Ruthie, you are all that! And when I grow up, if I ever do, I want to be just like you.”
Source: D23
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