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Don Griffith
Butte, Montana, USA
Don was born on February 3, 1918 in Butte, Montana and moved with his mother and brother and sisters to Hollywood when he was a young boy after his father died. His mother ran a b…
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Don was born on February 3, 1918 in Butte, Montana and moved with his mother and brother and sisters to Hollywood when he was a young boy after his father died. His mother ran a boarding house in Hollywood. When he was 19 he got a job at Disney Studios on Hyperion Street in Los Angeles as an inker. He worked his way up to layout, background and art director. When Disney Studios moved to its Burbank location Don met Katherine (Kay) Lane, a secretary at the studio, and they were married. Don worked at the studio for 52 years only taking a break to join the Merchant Marines when World War II broke out. He and the other Disney animators lived by the adage, "He who dies with the most toys wins!" Each animator's office was usually littered with multiple toys which were played with often during the day. When Walt Disney opened Cal Arts Don taught drawing classes there in the school's first few years. He retired from Disney Studio after 52 years and passed away only a few years after his retirement on February 9, 1987. He and Kay had one daughter, Dolores. Kay died on September 30, 2005.
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Movies and shows, newest first
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2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2001
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
Movie Adaptation
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1986
Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather
Movie Layout
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1985
The Black Cauldron
Movie Layout
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1983
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Movie Art Direction
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1981
The Fox and the Hound
Movie Art Direction
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1977
The Rescuers
Movie Art Direction
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1977
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Movie Layout
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1973
Robin Hood
Movie Art Direction
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1967
The Jungle Book
Movie Layout
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1964
Mary Poppins
Movie Background Designer
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1961
Donald and the Wheel
Movie Layout
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1950
Cinderella
Movie Layout
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1948
The Trial of Donald Duck
Movie Layout
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1948
Donald's Dream Voice
Movie Layout
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1948
Drip Dippy Donald
Movie Layout
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1947
Wide Open Spaces
Movie Layout
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1947
Donald's Dilemma
Movie Layout
