Dick Lundy (animator)

Dick Lundy
Born
Richard James Lundy

(1907-08-14)August 14, 1907
DiedApril 7, 1990(1990-04-07) (aged 82)
Occupation(s)Animator, film director
Employer(s)The Walt Disney Company (1928–1943)
Walter Lantz Productions (1943–1949)
MGM (1949–1957)
Hanna-Barbera (1957–1973)
Known forCreation of Donald Duck

Richard James Lundy (August 14, 1907 – April 7, 1990) was an American animator and film director who worked at several animation studios including The Walt Disney Company, MGM, and Hanna-Barbera. Lundy was a pioneer of personality animation and is best remembered as one of the creators of Donald Duck.[1] Throughout his career he worked as a primary animator on at least 60 films, both short and feature-length, and directed 51 shorts.

  1. ^ 44. Dick Lundy at 50 Most Influential Disney Animators. 2011-05-11; retrieved 2011-08-08.