Jeanette Armentrout Thomas, the widow of legendary Disney animator Frank Thomas (one of Walt Disney’s renowned “Nine Old Men”), passed away on Saturday September 29th, from age-related illnesses.

Canadian film pioneer Roman Kroitor, who co-invented the IMAX film system and inspired directors from George Lucas to Stanley Kubrick, has died.

Animator John Coates dies while working on an updated version of the British Christmas classic, “The Snowman.”

Former Disney executive played key role in the industry’s switch to digital cinema.

Ani­ma­tor and direc­tor Ken Walker, whose work for Dis­ney included such mem­o­rable films as “Alice in Won­der­land” and “Fan­ta­sia,” died August 18 at the age of 91.

Emmy-winning puppeteer Jerry Nelson, best known for playing the famous Count von Count on “Sesame Street,” passed away on Thursday, August 23.

New York animation legend Tissa David passed away at age 91.

Joe Kubert, a titan among comic-book artists whose work stretched from the Golden Age of the superhero to the gritty realism of the graphic novel, died on Sunday in Morristown, N.J.

Special effects master and three-time Oscar winner Carlo Rambaldi died Friday at the age of 86.

Dr. Changyou Chen, the father of 11-year-old movie critic and filmmaker Perry Chen, passed away on July 19, following illness from terminal cancer.