Don Lusk
Born: 1913-10-28 in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 2018-12-30
Known For: Visual Effects
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.
Filmography
1993
- Droopy, Master Detective ... (Animation Director)
- Jonny's Golden Quest ... (Director)
1992
- Queen Esther ... (Director)
- Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream ... (Director)
- Jonah ... (Director)
1991
- The Miracles of Jesus ... (Director)
1990
- Tom & Jerry Kids Show ... (Director)
- Timeless Tales: Rapunzel ... (Director)
- Gravedale High ... (Director)
- Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes ... (Director)
- Timeless Tales: The Ugly Duckling ... (Director)
1988
- American Experience as Self
- The Creation - Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible ... (Director)
- Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears ... (Director)
1987
- Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers ... (Animation)
- The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones ... (Director)
- Sky Commanders ... (Director)
1986
- The Nativity ... (Director)
- GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords ... (Director)
1985
- The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo ... (Director)
1977
- It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown ... (Animation)
- A Flintstone Christmas ... (Animation)
1976
- It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown ... (Animation)
1973
- A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving ... (Animation)
- There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown ... (Animation)
1972
- You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown ... (Animation)
1966
- The Man Called Flintstone ... (Animation)
1964
- Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! ... (Animation)
1962
- Fowled-Up Birthday ... (Animation)
- Mother's Little Helper ... (Animation)
- Gay Purr-ee ... (Animation)
- Mackerel Moocher ... (Animation)
1961
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians ... (Animation)
- Tricky Trout ... (Animation)
1959
- Sleeping Beauty ... (Animation)
1955
- Lady and the Tramp ... (Animation)
- Contrasts in Rhythm ... (Animation)
1954
- The Donald Duck Story ... (Animation)
1953
- Peter Pan ... (Animation)
1952
- Lambert the Sheepish Lion ... (Animation)
- Trick or Treat ... (Animation)
1951
- Alice in Wonderland ... (Animation)
1950
- Cinderella ... (Animation)
1946
- Song of the South ... (Animation)
1942
- Bambi ... (Animation)
- How to Fish ... (Animation)
1940
- Pinocchio ... (Animation)
- The Nutcracker Suite ... (Animation)
1938
- Ferdinand the Bull ... (Animation)
- Farmyard Symphony ... (Animation)