Frank Thomas

Personal Info

Known For Visual Effects

Gender Male

Birthday 1912-09-05

Deathday 2004-09-08 (92 years old)

Place of Birth Fresno, California, USA

Also Known As Franklin Rosborough Thomas, Franklin Thomas

Frank Thomas

Biography

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.

Known For

Visual Effects

1977
The Rescuers

as Animation

1973
Robin Hood

as Animation

1970
The Aristocats

as Animation

1968
1967
The Jungle Book

as Animation Director

1964
Mary Poppins

as Animation

1963
1959
Sleeping Beauty

as Animation

1955
Lady and the Tramp

as Animation

1955
Lady and the Tramp

as Animation Director

1953
Peter Pan

as Animation

1953
Peter Pan

as Animation Director

1951
Alice in Wonderland

as Animation

1950
Cinderella

as Animation Director

1949
1949
1946
In Dutch

as Animation

1944
The Flying Gauchito

as Animation

1944
1943
Victory Vehicles

as Animation

1943
The Winged Scourge

as Animation

1940
Pinocchio

as Animation

1940
Fantasia

as Animation

1940
Pinocchio

as Animation Director

1939
The Pointer

as Animation

1939
The Practical Pig

as Animation

1938
Brave Little Tailor

as Animation

1937
Little Hiawatha

as Animation

1936
More Kittens

as Animation

1936
Mickey's Circus

as Animation

1936
Mickey's Elephant

as Animation

1935
Music Land

as Animation

1935
The Cookie Carnival

as Animation Production Assistant

Crew

2004
The Incredibles

as Thanks

1981
The Fox and the Hound

as Supervising Animator

1942
Bambi

as Supervising Animator

Writer

1977
The Rescuers

as Author

1970
The Aristocats

as Screenplay

Director

1944
Camouflage

as Director