Frank Thomas

Personal Info

Known For

Visual Effects

Known Credits

22

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.

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Crew

2004
The Incredibles as Thanks
1987
The Chipmunk Adventure as Thanks
1981
The Fox and the Hound as Supervising Animator
1942
Bambi as Supervising Animator

Directing

1944
Camouflage as Director

Visual Effects

1977
The Rescuers as Animation
1977
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh as Animation
1973
Robin Hood as Animation
1970
The Aristocats as Animation
1968
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day as Animation Director
1967
The Jungle Book as Animation Director
1964
Mary Poppins as Animation
1963
The Sword in the Stone as Animation
1961
One Hundred and One Dalmatians as Animation
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
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad as Animation
1949
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad as Animation Director
1949
The Wind in the Willows as Animation
1946
In Dutch as Animation
1944
The Flying Gauchito as Animation
1944
The Three Caballeros as Animation
1943
The Winged Scourge as Animation
1943
Victory Vehicles as Animation
1943
Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi as Animation
1940
Fantasia as Animation
1940
Pinocchio as Animation
1940
Pinocchio as Animation Director
1939
The Pointer as Animation
1939
The Practical Pig as Animation
1938
Brave Little Tailor as Animation
1938
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Animation
1937
Little Hiawatha as Animation
1936
More Kittens as Animation
1936
Mickey's Elephant as Animation
1936
Mickey's Circus as Animation
1935
Music Land as Animation
1935
The Cookie Carnival as Animation Production Assistant

Writing

1977
The Rescuers as Author
1970
The Aristocats as Screenplay
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Frank Thomas