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Don Lusk

1913–2018 · 22 titles in the catalogue

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Donald Lusk (October 28, 1913 – December 30, 2018) was an American animator and director.

Lusk was hired by The Walt Disney Company in 1933 as an inbetweener. His first film as an animator was 1938's Ferdinand the Bull. He worked on Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi, Song of the South, Melody Time, So Dear to My Heart, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, and One Hundred and One Dalmatians.

Lusk left Disney in 1960, but continued to work as an animator during the 1960s and 1970s. Aside from animation, Lusk also directed multiple cartoon films and series, including the Peanuts television specials and movies and for the Hanna-Barbera studio. His work at the latter included The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, The Smurfs, and Tom and Jerry.

In the early 1990s, Lusk retired after a career which spanned some sixty years.

He died on December 30, 2018, in San Clemente, California, aged 105.

Their work

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  1. Cinderella1950Animation
  2. One Hundred and One Dalmatians1961Animation
  3. Alice in Wonderland1951Animation
  4. Pinocchio1940Animation
  5. Bambi1942Animation
  6. Peter Pan1953Animation
  7. Lady and the Tramp1955Animation
  8. Sleeping Beauty1959Animation
  9. Song of the South1946Animation
  10. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving1973Animation
  11. Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers1987Animation
  12. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo1985Director
  13. Ferdinand the Bull1938Animation
  14. A Boy Named Charlie Brown1969Animation
  15. Snoopy, Come Home1972Production Design
  16. The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones1987Director
  17. Lambert the Sheepish Lion1952Animation
  18. Tom & Jerry Kids Show1990Creator · Director
  19. Trick or Treat1952Animation
  20. How to Fish1942Animation
  21. Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!1964Animation
  22. Ben and Me1953Animation