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1. '''Les Clark''': Working with Disney from as early as [[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit]], and having worked on almost every pre-1960 Disney feature sans ''[[Bambi (Disney)|Bambi]]'' and ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'', Les was one of Disney's true veteran animators. He animated up to ''[[Lady and The Tramp]]'', and after that he was promoted to directing and animating shorts and featurettes for the studio until his retirement in 1975. In fact, due to being with Disney from the very beginning, Walt originally chose him to write ''[[The Illusion of Life]]'', but he passed away during preliminary research.
2. '''Marc Davis''': Got his start in 1935 as an animator on ''[[Snow White (Disney)|Snow White]]'', training under veteran [[Grim Natwick]], and would later do animation for characters like Bambi and Thumper, [[Peter Pan (Disney)|Tinkerbell]], [[Sleeping Beauty (Disney)|Maleficent and her raven]], and [[
3. '''Ollie Johnston''': Got his start in 1935 working ''Snow White''. Noteworthy work of his includes [[Peter Pan (Disney)|Mr. Smee]], the Stepsisters in ''[[Cinderella (Disney)|Cinderella]]'', the District Attorney in ''[[The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad]]'', and Prince John in ''[[Robin Hood (Disney)|Robin Hood]]''. He and his longtime partner Frank Thomas authored the three books "The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation", "Too Funny For Words" and "The Disney Villain".
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** However, according to a post on Andreas Deja's blog, Milt became a lot more mellow in his later years after remarrying.
* [[Passing the Torch]]: Around the 70's to early 80's.
* [[Shout
** Frank and Ollie even make a small cameo in ''The Iron Giant'', voicing two railroad workers that [[Ink Suit Actor|were drawn to look like them]].
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