Ollie Johnston
Birthday:
31 October 1912, Palo Alto, California, USA
Birth Name:
Oliver Martin Johnston Jr.
Ollie Johnston was born on October 31, 1912 in Palo Alto, California, USA as Oliver Martin Johnston Jr. He is known for his work on Mary Poppins (1964), The Jungle Book (1967) and Alice in Wonderland (1951). He was married to Marie E. Johnston. He died on April 14, 2008 in Sequim, Washington, USA.
(explaining why he decided to go into animation instead of magazine illustration) I wanted to paint pictures full of emotion that would make...Show more »
(explaining why he decided to go into animation instead of magazine illustration) I wanted to paint pictures full of emotion that would make people want to read the [magazine] stories. But I found that here [animation] was something that was full of life and movement and action, and it showed all those feelings. Show less «