Originally Aired on the Disney Channel April 1985 (#11 in The Series of 20 Disney Family Albums)
One of Walt’s Nine Old Men, Frank Thomas joined The Walt Disney Company in 1934. Frank animated dozens of feature films and cartoon shorts; in addition to being an animator, Frank was an avid pianist, and recruited by Ward Kimball to play the piano for the Firehouse Five Plus Two Dixieland Band. Frank animated some of the most memorable Disney scenes including: Lady and the Tramp eating spaghetti, the song “I Wan’na Be Like You” from The Jungle Book, the dwarfs crying over Snow White, and the dancing penguins in Mary Poppins. Frank’s character work included the Wicked Stepmother (in Cinderella), the Queen of Hearts (in Alice in Wonderland), and Captain Hook (in Peter Pan).
