What is Ollie Johnston?
{{Infobox Person | name =Ollie Johnston | image =OLLIE1989.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Oliver Martin Johnston, Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|10|31}} | birth_place =[[Palo Alto, California]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|4|14|1912|10|31}} | death_place =[[Sequim, Washington]] | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | employer = | job = | title = | salary = | networth = | height = | weight = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | religion = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Oliver Martin Johnston, Jr.''' (October 31, 1912 – April 14, 2008) was an [[Americans|American]] movie [[animation|animator]]. He was one of [[Disney's Nine Old Men]], and the last one living. He also got the [[National Medal of Arts]] in 2005. He was a good friend of [[Frank Thomas (animator)|Frank Thomas]], another animator who was also one of the Nine Old Men. They wrote ''[[Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life|The Illusion of Life]]'', a book about animation. Johnston's [[hobby]] throughout his life was [[Railway|trains]]. == Books == *''Too Funny for Words: Disney's Greatest Sight Gags'' ({{ISBN|0-89659-747-4}}) *''Walt Disney's Bambi–the Story and the Film'' ({{ISBN|1-55670-160-8}}) *''The Disney Villain'' ({{ISBN|1-56282-792-8}}) == Other websites == :{{commons category-inline|Ollie Johnston}} :{{Wikinews-inline|Disney animator Ollie Johnston dies at 95}} *[http://www.frankandollie.com/ Frank and Ollie's official site] *{{imdb name|id=0426508|name=Ollie Johnston}} *[http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/detail?key=Ollie+Johnston Disney Legends] *[http://www.sci.fi/~animato/rail/ollie.html Ollie's backyard railroad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719091121/http://www.sci.fi/~animato/rail/ollie.html |date=2009-07-19 }} *[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120882212448633049.html?mod=opinion_jou