Comments | johncwright: End of an Era

johncwright

End of an Era

Apr 15, 2008 11:36

Ollie Johnson, last of the "Nine Old Men" who defined the Disney style of animation, has just passed away.

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/ollie-johnston-1912-2008

Rest in peace. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest. Thank you from a fan for many happy memories.

Comments 8

dirigibletrance April 15 2008, 15:40:43 UTC

Flights of angles? I assume you mean angels. :)

God rest his soul.

johncwright April 15 2008, 17:02:06 UTC

Whoops. I'll make the correction. This is the Internet NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW.

fpb April 15 2008, 16:12:20 UTC

If God forgives sins for the happiness a person gives people (not to mention the impulse they give to an artform), this guy ought to shoot through Purgatory to Paradise like a rocket. All the same, I will say a prayer for his soul.

capnflynn April 15 2008, 16:36:37 UTC

I found out last night; I'm still in shock, rather. May he rest in peace.

Thank you for the link. I think the best way to remember him is to carry on his legacy of great hand-drawn animation, and learn from what he did.

Who will ride their train with Frank now? arhyalon April 16 2008, 00:00:50 UTC

Aw! And I never did get to write up my interview with him. Poor Frank!!!

What find men they were!

Re: Who will ride their train with Frank now? arhyalon April 16 2008, 00:03:34 UTC

I see that according to the article, Frank has already gone. Perhaps they are back together, riding their train through Heaven. ;-)

(For those less familiar with these wonderful gentlemen, they were best of friends and lived next to each other. (Their wives were friends, too.) They had a train that ran around the two properties.)

I had the honor of interviewing them both once. It was such a wonderful thing! Unfortunately, the magazine I was writing for went under before the article could be printed.

Re: Who will ride their train with Frank now? capnflynn April 16 2008, 17:22:26 UTC

Oh, please, may we importune you to post up the interview somewhere?

Re: Who will ride their train with Frank now? arhyalon April 17 2008, 14:43:42 UTC

Alas, the magazine folded before I finished it, so it is just a series of notes, only half formatted.

Perhaps, if I have some free time someday, I'll try to write it up and post it. If so, I'll have John post a note.