Occupation Animator and director Years active 1933–1993 | Name Don Lusk Role Animator | |
Born October 28, 1913 (age 111) ( 1913-10-28 ) United States Nominations Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program Movies The Jetsons Meet the, GoBots: Battle of the Rock, Yogi and the Invasion, Jonny's Golden Quest Similar People Ray Patterson, Alan Zaslove, Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Don Messick |
Don lusk animation
Donald Lusk (born October 28, 1913) is a former American animator and director.
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Don lusk receives the winsor mccay award at the annie awards
Biography
Don Lusk was hired by The Walt Disney Company in 1933. Some of his more notable work included Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi, Song of the South, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp and Sleeping Beauty.

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, most notably for various Peanuts TV specials and movies and for the Hanna-Barbera studio. His work at the latter included Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, The Smurfs and Tom and Jerry.

In the early 1990s, Lusk retired after a career that spanned 60 years.
Lusk became a centenarian in October of 2013.