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Don Lusk
Don Lusk
Birth: 28 October 1913
Burbank, California, USA
Death: 30 December 2018
San Clemente, California, USA
Age: 105 years, 63 days
Country: United StatesUSA
Centenarian

Donald R. "Don" Lusk (28 October 1913 – 30 December 2018) was an American centenarian, animator, and director.

Biography[]

Early Life[]

Lusk was born on 28 October 1913 in Burbank, a suburb of Los Angeles, California. He served in the United States Marines during World War II.

Career[]

In 1933, at the age of 20, Lusk was hired by The Walt Disney Company as an Inbetweener. His first film as an animator was 1938's Ferdinand the Bull, which was adapted from 1936's The Story of Ferdinand by author Munro Leaf. He worked on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 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 TV 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 60 years.

Personal Life and Death[]

Lusk was married to Marge Lusk, who worked in the Personnel Department of Disney Studios in Burbank. The couple had two children. He died on 30 December 2018 in San Clemente, California at the age of 105 years, 63 days. Longtime friend, Navah-Paskowitz Asner, announced the news of his death on social media.

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