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From Variety.com ...

Don Lusk, 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Pinocchio' Animator, Dies at 105
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Don Lusk, an animator behind "Alice in Wonderland," "Peter Pan," and
many more classic animated Disney movies, died Sunday morning,
according to a Facebook post by Ed Asner's daughter, Navah
Paskowitz-Asner. He was 105.

Lusk's 60-year career touched countless classic works from Disney,
where his career began in 1933. There he worked his animation magic
on famous titles including 1938's "Ferdinand the Bull," 1942's
"Bambi," 1950's "Cinderella," 1955's "Lady and the Tramp," 1959's
"Sleeping Beauty," and 1961's "101 Dalmatians." Some of his most
memorable work includes Cleo the goldfish in 1940's "Pinocchio" and
the "Nutcracker Suite" fish dance in "Fantasia."

After leaving Disney in 1960, he continued freelancing throughout the
decade, working on several Charlie Brown specials beginning with
1969's "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" and throughout the '70s with "It's
the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!" and "Be My Valentine, Charlie
Brown." He also freelanced for UPA on the animated story of a cat and
mouse visiting Paris called "Gay Purr-ee."

Lusk continued to freelance for Bill Melendez and Walter Lantz studios
for a time before moving to Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, where his work
touched episodes of "Scooby-Doo," "The Flintstones," "The Jetsons," and
"Tom and Jerry." On top of being a gifted animator, Lusk also directed
several television shows including "The Addams Family," "Yo Yogi!,"
"The Smurfs," and the '80s cartoon series of "Paddington Bear." He r
etired in 1993 after directing his last children's animated television
series, "The Pirates of Dark Water." He received the Winsor McCay Award
for lifetime achievement in 2015.


<https://variety.com/2018/film/news/don-lusk-dead-dies-fantasia-pinocchio-animator-1203097101/>

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