Ruthie_NP0 Tompson_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 trailblazing_AJ0 Disney_NP0 animator_NN1 who_PNQ worked_VVD on_PRP "_PUQ Snow_NP0 White_NP0 and_CJC the_AT0 Seven_CRD Dwarfs_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ "_PUQ Pinocchio_NP0 "_PUQ and_CJC countless_AJ0 other_AJ0 animated_AJ0 features_NN2 during_PRP her_DPS 40-year_AJ0 tenure_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 company_NN1 ,_PUN has_VHZ died_VVN at_PRP age_NN1 111._CRD 
Tompson_NP0 "_PUQ passed_VVD away_AV0 peacefully_AV0 in_PRP her_DPS sleep_NN1 "_PUQ on_PRP Sunday_NP0 at_PRP her_DPS home_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 Motion_NN1 Picture_NN1 and_CJC Television_NN1 Fund_NN1 in_PRP Woodland_NP0 Hills_NP0 ,_PUN California_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Walt_NP0 Disney_NP0 Company_NN1 announced_VVD Monday_NP0 in_PRP a_AT0 statement_NN1 ._SENT 
She_PNP accomplished_VVD a_AT0 lot_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS lifetime_NN1 ,_PUN becoming_VVG one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 first_ORD three_CRD women_NN2 invited_VVD to_TO0 join_VVI the_AT0 International_AJ0 Photographers_NN2 Union_NN1 ,_PUN Local_NN1 659_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 IATSE_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP 1952._CRD Tompson_NP0 was_VBD also_AV0 recognized_VVN as_PRP the_AT0 employee_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 longest_AJS history_NN1 with_PRP founders_NN2 Walt_NP0 and_CJC Roy_NP0 Disney_NP0 and_CJC she_PNP was_VBD inducted_VVN into_PRP the_AT0 Disney_NP0 Legend_NN1 Hall_NN1 of_PRF Fame_NN1 in_PRP 2000_CRD for_PRP her_DPS extraordinary_AJ0 contributions_NN2 to_PRP The_AT0 Walt_NP0 Disney_NP0 Company_NN1 ._SENT 
Former_DT0 Walt_NP0 Disney_NP0 Co._NN1 CEO_NN1 Bob_NP0 Iger_NP0 called_VVD Tompson_NP0 a_AT0 "_PUQ legend_NN1 among_PRP animators_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Her_DPS creative_AJ0 contributions_NN2 to_PRP Disney_NP0 –_PUN from_PRP '_PUQ Snow_NP0 White_NP0 and_CJC the_AT0 Seven_CRD Dwarfs_NN2 '_POS to_PRP '_PUQ The_AT0 Rescuers_NN2 '_POS –_PUN remain_VVB beloved_AJ0 classics_NN2 to_PRP this_DT0 day_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Iger_NP0 said_VVD in_PRP a_AT0 statement_NN1 shared_VVN on_PRP Twitter_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ While_CJS we_PNP will_VM0 miss_VVI her_DPS smile_NN1 and_CJC wonderful_AJ0 sense_NN1 of_PRF humor_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS exceptional_AJ0 work_NN1 and_CJC pioneering_AJ0 spirit_NN1 will_VM0 forever_AV0 be_VBI an_AT0 inspiration_NN1 to_PRP us_PNP all_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Born_VVN on_PRP July_NP0 22_CRD ,_PUN 1910_CRD ,_PUN in_PRP Portland_NP0 ,_PUN Maine_NP0 ,_PUN Tompson_NP0 grew_VVD up_AVP in_PRP Boston_NP0 before_CJS she_PNP relocated_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 1920s_CRD with_PRP her_DPS family_NN1 to_PRP Los_NP0 Angeles_NP0 ,_PUN near_PRP Walt_NP0 and_CJC Roy_NP0 Disney_NP0 's_POS first_ORD animation_NN1 studio_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP used_VVD to_TO0 walk_VVI by_PRP the_AT0 Disney_NP0 Bros._NP0 storefront_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Tompson_NP0 recalled_VVD in_PRP a_AT0 2010_CRD oral_AJ0 history_NN1 with_PRP Disney_NP0 's_POS Animation_NN1 Research_NN1 Library_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP did_VDD it_PNP so_AV0 often_AV0 that_CJT somebody_PNI came_VVD out_AVP and_CJC said_VVD ,_PUN '_PUQ Why_AVQ do_VDB n't_XX0 you_PNP go_VVI inside_AV0 and_CJC watch_VVB them_PNP ?_SENT '_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB it_PNP was_VBD Walt_NP0 because_CJS he_PNP roamed_VVD around_AVP quite_AV0 a_AT0 bit_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Tompson_NP0 continued_VVD :_PUN "_PUQ As_CJS a_AT0 kid_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD fascinated_VVN ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VM0 sit_VVI on_PRP the_AT0 bench_NN1 beside_PRP Roy_NP0 ,_PUN he_PNP had_VHD an_AT0 apple_NN1 box_NN1 for_PRP me_PNP to_TO0 sit_VVI on_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC as_CJS it_PNP got_VVD late_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP would_VM0 say_VVI '_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB you_PNP 'd_VM0 better_AV0 go_VVI home_AV0 ._SENT Your_DPS mother_NN1 probably_AV0 wants_VVZ you_PNP to_TO0 come_VVI home_AV0 for_PRP dinner_NN1 ._SENT '_PUQ "_PUQ 
She_PNP said_VVD Walt_NP0 Disney_NP0 offered_VVD her_PNP a_AT0 job_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 painter_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 Ink_NN1 and_CJC Paint_NN1 Department_NN1 at_PRP age_NN1 18_CRD ,_PUN where_AVQ she_PNP helped_VVD work_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 company_NN1 's_POS first_ORD full-length_AJ0 animated_AJ0 feature_NN1 ,_PUN 1937_CRD 's_POS "_PUQ Snow_NP0 White_NP0 and_CJC the_AT0 Seven_CRD Dwarfs_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP worked_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 night_NN1 ,_PUN day_NN1 after_PRP day_NN1 ,_PUN until_CJS we_PNP got_VVD it_PNP exactly_AV0 right_AV0 !_SENT "_PUQ she_PNP told_VVD The_AT0 Hollywood_NP0 Reporter_NN1 in_PRP 2020_CRD about_PRP the_AT0 film_NN1 ._SENT Over_PRP the_AT0 years_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN it_PNP became_VVD her_DPS favorite_AJ0 film_NN1 to_TO0 revisit_VVI ._SENT 
Throughout_PRP the_AT0 course_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS nearly_AV0 40-year_AJ0 career_NN1 with_PRP Disney_NP0 ,_PUN Tompson_NP0 worked_VVD on_PRP numerous_AJ0 feature_NN1 films_NN2 including_PRP "_PUQ Pinocchio_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL 1940_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN "_PUQ Fantasia_NP0 "_PUQ (_PUL 1940_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN "_PUQ Dumbo_NP0 "_PUQ (_PUL 1941_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN "_PUQ Sleeping_AJ0 Beauty_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL 1959_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN "_PUQ Mary_NP0 Poppins_NP0 "_PUQ (_PUL 1964_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 Aristocats_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL 1970_CRD )_PUR and_CJC "_PUQ Robin_NP0 Hood_NP0 "_PUQ (_PUL 1973_CRD )_PUR ._SENT She_PNP retired_VVD in_PRP 1975_CRD after_PRP completing_VVG "_PUQ The_AT0 Rescuers_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL 1977_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
"_PUQ It_PNP is_VBZ always_AV0 my_DPS Disney_NP0 experience_NN1 that_DT0 is_VBZ filled_VVN with_PRP truly_AV0 unforgettable_AJ0 memories_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP previously_AV0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Mickey_NP0 Mouse_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP grew_VVD up_AVP together_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
According_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 statement_NN1 from_PRP Disney_NP0 ,_PUN Tompson_NP0 is_VBZ survived_VVN by_PRP two_CRD nieces_NN2 ,_PUN Judy_NP0 Weiss_NP0 and_CJC Calista_NP0 Tonelli_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC one_CRD nephew_NN1 ,_PUN Pierce_NP0 Butler_NP0 III_CRD ._SENT 
