Ruthie Tompson, who began her career at the Walt Disney Studios as a painter in the Ink and Paint Department during the first golden age of Disney animation, died peacefully in her sleep at her home at the Motion Picture and Television Fund in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Sunday. She was 111.
Tompson worked at The Walt Disney Company for nearly 40 years, retiring in 1975 after completing work on “The Rescuers” (1977). Additionally, she was one of the first three women invited to join the International Photographers Union, Local 659 of the IATSE, in 1952. In 2000, as the employee with the longest history with Walt and Roy O. Disney, Tompson was named a Disney Legend, the prestigious honor awarded to individuals in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to The Walt Disney Company.
Born in Portland, Maine, on July 22, 1910, Tompson was raised in Boston, Mass. Her family moved to California in 1918, arriving first in Oakland on Nov.
Tompson worked at The Walt Disney Company for nearly 40 years, retiring in 1975 after completing work on “The Rescuers” (1977). Additionally, she was one of the first three women invited to join the International Photographers Union, Local 659 of the IATSE, in 1952. In 2000, as the employee with the longest history with Walt and Roy O. Disney, Tompson was named a Disney Legend, the prestigious honor awarded to individuals in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to The Walt Disney Company.
Born in Portland, Maine, on July 22, 1910, Tompson was raised in Boston, Mass. Her family moved to California in 1918, arriving first in Oakland on Nov.
- 10/11/2021
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- Variety Film + TV
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