Dick N. Lucas

Dick Lucas
Born
Richard Norcom Lucas[1]

(1920-07-20)July 20, 1920
Los Angeles, California
DiedAugust 27, 1997(1997-08-27) (aged 77)
Los Osos, California
Occupation(s)Animator, storyboard artist, effects animator
Years active1942–1982
SpouseMuriel
Children2

Richard Norcom "Dick" Lucas (July 20, 1920 – August 27, 1997) was an American animator and storyboard artist, noteworthy as part of Walt Disney Productions.

Biography

Lucas studied at the Chouinard Art Institute, and in 1942, he was hired to work at the Disney Studios based on a personal recommendation from Walt Disney.[2] There, he worked as an inbetweener and character animator on The Three Caballeros (1944), Cinderella (1950), Alice in Wonderland (1951), Peter Pan (1953), Lady and the Tramp (1955), The Sword in the Stone (1963), The Jungle Book (1967) and The Rescuers (1977).[3] Lucas also worked as an effects animator for One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) and The Fox and the Hound (1981), and as a storyboard artist for the short film Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966). In addition, he built superb scale models for the animators in the Nine Old Men the way Bob Jones, Wah Chang, Lorna Soderstrom and Duke Russell had done for Pinocchio (1940). Lucas retired from Disney in 1982.[4]

On August 27, 1997, Lucas died at his home in Los Osos, California, aged 77.[4]

Filmography

Year Title Credits Notes
1955 The Goofy Success Story Animator
1956 The Goofy Sports Story Animator
1957 The Adventure Story (Short) Animator
How to Relax (Short) Animator
The Truth About Mother Goose (Short) Animator
1959 Sleeping Beauty Character animator Uncredited
1960 Goliath II (Short) Character animator
1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians Character animator
Aquamania (Short) Character animator
Holiday for Henpecked Husbands (Short) Animator Episode of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1963 The Sword in the Stone Character animator
1966 Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (Short) Story
1967 The Jungle Book Character animator Story artist (uncredited)[5]
1970 The Aristocats Effects animator
1977 The Rescuers Effects animator
1981 The Fox and the Hound Character animator

References

  1. ^ "Richard Norcom (Dick) Lucas". FamilySearch. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Dick Lucas; Disney Animator". Los Angeles Times. September 13, 1997. p. A13. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Dick Lucas". 17 September 1997.
  4. ^ a b "Dick Lucas". Variety. September 17, 1997. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Hi I'm Floyd Norman! The first African-American artist at Disney. The new documentary about my life FLOYD NORMAN: AN ANIMATED LIFE opens this Friday August 26th in theaters, and is available on digital, and bluray. I'm here with the filmmakers Michael Fiore and Erik Sharkey". Reddit. August 26, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2022.


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