Frank Thomas
Born: 1912-09-05
• 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.
Filmography
Waking Sleeping Beauty
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
The Pixar Story
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
The Incredibles
Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound
Frank and Ollie... and Mickey
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
The Iron Giant
Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
Frank and Ollie
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
No Image
From Fantasia to Fantasyland
Disneyland '59
Tricks of Our Trade
A Story of Dogs
One Hour in Wonderland
Saludos Amigos