Don Lusk
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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.
Films (58)
Jonny's Golden Quest
1993 · Director
Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream
1992 · Director
Queen Esther
1992 · Director
Jonah
1992 · Director
The Miracles of Jesus
1991 · Director
Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
1991 · Director
Timeless Tales: The Ugly Duckling
1990 · Director
Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes
1990 · Director
Timeless Tales: Rapunzel
1990 · Director
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears
1988 · Director
The Creation - Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible
1988 · Director
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
1987 · Director
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
1987 · Animation
Snorks: Bubbles of Fun
1987 · Director
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986 · Director
The Nativity
1986 · Director
A Flintstone Christmas
1977 · Animation
Halloween Hall o' Fame
1977 · Animation
It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown
1977 · Animation
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
1977 · Animation
It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown
1976 · Animation
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1974 · Animation
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
1973 · Animation
There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown
1973 · Animation
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
1972 · Animation
Snoopy, Come Home
1972 · Production Design
Babar Comes to America
1971 · Graphic Designer
Play It Again, Charlie Brown
1971 · Animation
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
1969 · Animation
Dr. Doom's Day
1966 · Director
The Man Called Flintstone
1966 · Animation
Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
1966 · Animation
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!
1964 · Animation
Gay Purr-ee
1962 · Animation
Mother's Little Helper
1962 · Animation
Mackerel Moocher
1962 · Animation
Fowled-Up Birthday
1962 · Animation
Tricky Trout
1961 · Animation
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961 · Animation
Sleeping Beauty
1959 · Animation
Lady and the Tramp
1955 · Animation
Contrasts in Rhythm
1955 · Animation
The Donald Duck Story
1954 · Animation
Ben and Me
1953 · Animation
Peter Pan
1953 · Animation
Trick or Treat
1952 · Animation
Lambert the Sheepish Lion
1952 · Animation
Alice in Wonderland
1951 · Animation
Cinderella
1950 · Animation
So Dear to My Heart
1948 · Animation
Song of the South
1946 · Animation
How to Fish
1942 · Animation
Bambi
1942 · Animation
The Nutcracker Suite
1940 · Animation
Nutcracker Suite
1940 · Animation
Pinocchio
1940 · Animation
Ferdinand the Bull
1938 · Animation
Farmyard Symphony
1938 · Animation
