Don R. Christensen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Don R. Christensen

American comics artist (1916-2006)

Date of Birth: 06-Jul-1916

Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 18-Oct-2006

Profession: screenwriter, writer, animator, comics artist, cartoonist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Don R. Christensen

  • Donald Ragnvald Christensen (July 6, 1916 – October 18, 2006) was an American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor.
  • He was sometimes credited as "Don Arr". Christensen was a graduate of the Minnesota School of Art in Minneapolis.
  • After finishing school he worked for the Walt Disney Studio from 1937 to 1941.
  • He left the studio after the 1941 Snow White production strike, during which he met his wife-to-be, Ivy-Carol Van Horn, a special effects detail artist.
  • Christensen then worked briefly at Warner Bros.
  • studio, primarily as a storyboard artist for Bob Clampett's animation unit.
  • After leaving Warner Bros.
  • he worked independently for nearly four decades as a storyboard writer and artist, primarily for Western Publishing, Dell and Gold Key comic books, as well as Hanna Barbera, Walter Lantz Productions, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, and other cartoon studios.
  • He wrote and provided illustrations for such comic book titles as Magnus, Robot Fighter, Donald Duck, and Uncle Scrooge.
  • He was involved with the Southern California Comic Artist Professionals Society for many years, and was a past President of the Comic Art Professional Society (CAPS). Christensen died in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 18, 2006, at the age of 90 of natural causes.
  • He beat the odds that he would not survive past 40, having been a Type I diabetic since the age of 13.

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