Richard "Dick" Lundy (August 14, 1907 – April 7, 1990), was an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
animatorAn animator is an artist who creates multiple images called frames and Key frames that form an illusion of movement called animation when rapidly displayed. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an animation piece requires the...
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film directorA film director, or filmmaker is a person who directs the making or production of a film. Some also consider a film producer to be a filmmaker....
best known for creating
Donald DuckDonald Duck is an American cartoon character from The Walt Disney Company. Donald is a white anthropomorphic duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He usually wears a sailor shirt, cap, and a red or black bow tie, but no trousers...
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Richard "Dick" Lundy (August 14, 1907 – April 7, 1990), was an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
animatorAn animator is an artist who creates multiple images called frames and Key frames that form an illusion of movement called animation when rapidly displayed. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an animation piece requires the...
and
film directorA film director, or filmmaker is a person who directs the making or production of a film. Some also consider a film producer to be a filmmaker....
best known for creating
Donald DuckDonald Duck is an American cartoon character from The Walt Disney Company. Donald is a white anthropomorphic duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He usually wears a sailor shirt, cap, and a red or black bow tie, but no trousers...
.
Lundy worked for a number of studios, including Walt Disney Productions (where he worked on
Steamboat WillieSteamboat Willie is an animated cartoon released on November 18, 1928. It was the Third Mickey Mouse cartoon, behind Plane Crazy and The Gallopin' Gaucho . It was the first Disney cartoon to feature synchronized sound...
, among many other films),
Walter LantzWalter Benjamin Lantz was an American cartoonist and animator, best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker.-Early years and start in animation:...
, and
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., or MGM, is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films and television programs. MGM was founded in 1924 when the entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B...
, and is most notable for directing
Woody WoodpeckerWoody Woodpecker is an animated cartoon character, an anthropomorphic acorn woodpecker who appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz animation studio and distributed by Universal Pictures...
,
Andy PandaAndy Panda is a cartoon character who starred in his own series of animated cartoon short subjects produced by Walter Lantz. These "cartunes" were released by Universal Pictures from 1939 to 1947 and United Artists from 1948 to 1949...
, and
Barney BearBarney Bear was a series of animated cartoon short subjects produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, the Tom and Jerry's himself creation...
cartoonThe word cartoon has various meanings, based on several very different forms of visual art and illustration. The term has evolved over time....
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