Don Lusk
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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.
Known for
Credits
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Animation
Cinderella (1950)
Animation
Pinocchio (1940)
Animation
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Animation
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
Animation
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Animation
Peter Pan (1953)
Animation
Bambi (1942)
Animation
Song of the South (1946)
Animation
Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
Animation
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964)
Animation
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
Animation
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers (1987)
Animation
Gay Purr-ee (1962)
Animation
Lambert the Sheepish Lion (1952)
Animation
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
Animation
The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
Animation
So Dear to My Heart (1948)
Animation
Trick or Treat (1952)
Animation
A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
Animation
A Flintstone Christmas (1977)
Animation
Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966)
Animation
Halloween Hall o' Fame (1977)
Animation
How to Fish (1942)
Animation
There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown (1973)
Animation
Nutcracker Suite (1940)
Animation
It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown (1977)
Animation
Ben and Me (1953)
Animation
It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (1976)
Animation
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown (1972)
Animation
Play It Again, Charlie Brown (1971)
Animation
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1974)
Animation
The Donald Duck Story (1954)
Animation
Farmyard Symphony (1938)
Animation
Mother's Little Helper (1962)
Animation
Contrasts in Rhythm (1955)
Animation
Mackerel Moocher (1962)
Animation
The Nutcracker Suite (1940)
Animation
Fowled-Up Birthday (1962)
Animation
Tricky Trout (1961)
Animation