Ollie awarded the National Medal of the Arts

5/31/2005 - President George W. Bush and Laura Bush present the national Medal of the Arts award to Ollie Johnston. read more >>

Marie Johnston, Ollie's Wife, Dies at Age 87

5/31/2005 - Disney's PR department has forwarded to us the official obituary for the recently departed Marie Johnston, wife of legendary Disney animator Ollie Johnston. read more >>

Pixar's Lassiter Surprises Ollie in Disneyland

Leonard Maltin writes about the surprise celebration for Ollie's love of trains, that took place in Disneyland. read more >>

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A Tribute to Frank Thomas

Frank Thomas, one of the most talented, inventive and influential animators in the history of the art form, a member of Walt Disney's elite “Nine Old Men,” and a pioneering animator who worked on many classic shorts and features during his 43-year career at the Disney Studios, passed away on Wednesday (9/8/2004) at his home in Flintridge, California. He was 92 years old. read more >>

What's New

See and hear what Frank and Ollie have to say on our new Tales from the Table page. There you will find a number of recently recorded Quicktime Movies of Frank and Ollie talking about the Nine Old Men of Disney Animation, the making of Fantasia, and some animations they have made using the computer.

Check out our newly updated Animation Tips page!

Just Released! Now Available on DVD!
"Frank and Ollie, Their friendship changed the face of animation." (Available on VHS and DVD) Over an hour of additional materials.

Order now from Amazon.com!

In the News!!!
Read about the recent Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tribute to Frank and Ollie the Animation World Network

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WELCOME TO FRANKANOLLIE.COM

Welcome to the Official Website of Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.  It was created, written, and drawn by us personally. We have only just begun...on the Web that is.  We have been working together since 1934 with 43 of those years as animators, supervising animators and directing animators for Walt Disney Studios!  Our relationship has been described as "The friendship that changed the face of animation."

We have made significant creative contributions to every Disney feature animation from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" to "The Fox and the Hound."  Disney recognized our contribution by naming us Disney Legends in 1989. 

There are lots of features here such as our Biographies, Our Work, and a Store for you to purchase unique Frank & Ollie items. 

Helping us throughout the site are the first new characters we have developed since our Disney days.  You can learn more about them on the Nilknarf & Revilo Biography page.  And you can learn more about the secrets of animation straight from us on the Animation Tips page.

We hope you find the site educational and enjoyable.  We plan to update it regularly as we create more works in progress with Nilknarf and Revilo, so keep checking back!

If you have anything you would like to see or want to ask, please email us from our Contact Us page.