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Don Lusk

1913–2018 · Burbank, Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

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1990s

1993
Droopy, Master Detective
Animation Director
62

1980s

1987
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
Animation
70

1970s

1977
A Flintstone Christmas
Animation
Halloween Hall o' Fame
Animation
It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown
Animation
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
Animation
1976
It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown
Animation
1974
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Animation
1973
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Animation
74
There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown
Animation
1972
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
Animation
1971
Play It Again, Charlie Brown
Animation

1960s

1969
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Animation
1966
The Man Called Flintstone
Animation
Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
Animation
1964
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!
Animation
1962
Gay Purr-ee
Animation
64
1961
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Animation
80