Disney Says Heigh-Ho to a Master

Tue., Apr. 15, 2008 1:42 PM PDT by

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Disney

And then there were none.

Legendary Walt Disney animator Ollie Johnston , the last of Uncle Walt's band of pioneering cartoon geniuses known as the Nine Old Men, died Monday of natural causes at a long-term care facility in Sequim, Wash.

Over his four-decade career, Johnston worked on such classics as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Cinderella , Peter Pan, The Jungle Book, Lady and the Tramp, Alice in Wonderland and Mary Poppins.

He also authored several authoritative books documenting the Mouse House's masterworks.

Johnston was 95.

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