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Frank Thomas

Visual Effects · Born September 5, 1912 · Fresno, California, USA

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.

Movies with Frank Thomas

• The Incredibles (2004) — Additional Voices (voice)
• The Iron Giant (1999) — Additional Voices (voice)
• The Pixar Story (2007) — Self
• Saludos Amigos (1942) — Frank Thomas
• Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) — Self (archive footage)
• Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' (2004) — Self
• It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story (1989) — Self
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece (1996) — Self - Animator
• From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella (2005) — Self (archive footage)
• Frank and Ollie (1995) — Himself
• The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp (2001) — Self - Veteran Animator, 'Lady and the Tramp'
• Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece (1997) — Self