Ruthie Tompson

Birth : 1910-07-22, Portland, Maine, USA

Death : 2021-10-11

History

Ruthie Tompson (July 22, 1910 – October 11, 2021) was an American camera technician, artist, and supercentenarian. She was known for her work on animated features at The Walt Disney Company.

Movies

Walt Disney
Herself
Walt Disney was uniquely adept at art as well as commerce, a master filmmaker who harnessed the power of technology and storytelling. This new film examines Disney's complex life and enduring legacy. Features rare archival footage from the Disney vaults, scenes from some of his greatest films, interviews with biographers and animators, and the designers who helped turn his dream of Disneyland into reality.
Showfolk
Herself
A Vaudeville comedian still working at 100, a stunning siren who dated Reagan when he was a Democrat, a kid out of college who sold The Ten Commandments around the world, a Disney legend who met Walt when she was a little girl and spent her life with Mickey Mouse: these showbiz vets share wisdom and inspiration garnered over seven lifetimes in the business. Residing together at the Motion Picture & Television Fund home, these entertainment lifers are "bonded by the show". These, ladies and gentlemen, are Showfolk.