| Don Christensen (1916, Minneapolis, Minnesota) | Birth name /
full name | Donald Ragnvald Christensen | | Also known as | Don Arr; | | Nationality | USA | | Education/training | Minnesota School of Art, Minneapolis. | | Animated films | Disney Studios: Sketch artist 1937-1941 (Pinocchio, Dumbo). - Warner Bros.: Storyman 1941-1944 (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig). - Filmation Associates: Art director 1966-1974 (Batman, Superman, Superboy, Treasure Island, Oliver Twist, The Brady Kids, Star Trek). Producer 1975-1982 (The Secret of Isis, The Young Sentinels, Flash Gordon, Tom & Jerry, Heckle & Jeckle, Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase). - DePatie-Freleng: Storyman 1968-1972 (The Houndcats, Here Comes the Grump). - Hanna-Barbera: Story director 1981-1982 (The Kwick Koala Show). - Marvel Productions: Storyman on My Little Pony 1987. | | Comic-book, comic strips, illustrations | Editorial Art Syndicate/Sangor Shop: Scripts for various publishers 1944-1949 (Bruno Bear, Fixer Fox, Marco Poodle, Slap Happy Hyena a.o.). - Western Publishing 1950-early 1970s. Almost all Disney characters: Donald Duck, Gyro Gearloose, Ludwig von Drake, Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Pluto a.o. Non-Disney characters: Warner Bros. (Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Road Runner), Walter Lantz (Woody Woodpecker, Andy Panda, Homer Pigeon, Oswald the Rabbit), Hanna-Barbera (Quick Draw McGraw, Harlem Globetrotters, Huckleberry Hound, Scooby Doo). Script for the newspaper versions of Yogi Bear 1963 and The Flintstones 1963-1964 (artwork by Gene Hazelton). - Disney Studios 1960s: Scripts for foreign-market comic-book stories. | | Other information, comments | Left the Disney Studios after the big strike in 1941. |
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Source: Carl Barks & Co. # 15 |
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Don Christensen