Winter 2025 Militaria, Disney, & Collectibles
Lot 361:
Description
Disney Animator Ollie Johnston & CEO Michael Eisner Mickey Mouse Signed Photo. Ollie Martin Johnston Jr. (October 31, 1912-April 14, 2008) was one of Disneys Nine Old Men. Johnston was an American pioneer in motion picture animation and last living member of Disneys Nine Old Men. Oliver Martin Johnston, Jr. was born in Palo Alto, California. He graduated from Palo Alto High School and entered Stanford University as an art student. While at Stanford he drew monthly caricatures for Chaparral, the campus humor magazine, and sketched pictures of his favorite athletes which were printed in the San Francisco Chronicle. Johnston spent his last year of study at Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles studying with famed illustrator Pruett Carter before joining The Walt Disney Studios as an apprentice animator. He went onto a career as an animator and directing animation on more than feature films including almost all of the Disney classics. Johnston retired and began writing books with Frank Thomas, a friend since his Stanford days and a fellow Disney Nine Old Men, about animation and the pictures they had created. Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) is an American businessman and former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company from September 1984 to September 2005. A certificate of authenticity does not accompany this piece. The piece measures approximately 8 x 10 inches. Very good overall condition.
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