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Don Duga(1934-2021)

  • Animation Department
  • Art Department
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Don Duga was born on 1 January 1934 in Hollywood, California, USA. He is known for The Last Unicorn (1982), The Island of the Skog (2000) and Beyond the Stars: A Space Story (1981). He was married to Irra Verbitsky. He died on 31 May 2021 in Westhampton, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 1, 1934
DiedMay 31, 2021(87)
BornJanuary 1, 1934
DiedMay 31, 2021(87)
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Known for

Mia Farrow in The Last Unicorn (1982)
The Last Unicorn
7.3
  • Art Department
  • 1982
The Island of the Skog
7.3
Short
  • Animation Department
  • 2000
Beyond the Stars: A Space Story
Short
  • Animation Department
  • 1981
How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World
Short
  • Animation Department
  • 1980

Credits

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Animation Department



  • The Island of the Skog
    7.3
    Short
    • animator
    • layout artist
    • 2000
  • Good Night, Gorilla (1998)
    Good Night, Gorilla
    8.0
    Short
    • animator
    • layout artist
    • 1998
  • Chicken Little (1998)
    Chicken Little
    6.6
    Short
    • animator
    • layout artist
    • 1998
  • Owen
    5.4
    Short
    • animator
    • 1995
  • Noel MacNeal and Carmen Osbahr in The Puzzle Place (1994)
    The Puzzle Place
    8.1
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1994–1995
  • Mommy, Who'll Take Care of Me?: Forgotten Children of the AIDS Epidemic
    TV Movie
    • animator: irra
    • 1995
  • Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • animator
    • character animator: Fruta Manzana (specific segments, specific segments)
    • 1986–1993
  • Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls (1983)
    Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • layout artist
    • 1983
  • Beyond the Stars: A Space Story
    Short
    • animator
    • layout artist
    • 1981
  • Dream Bike
    Short
    • animator
    • 1981
  • Safety Inside the School Bus
    Short
    • animator
    • 1981
  • How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World
    Short
    • animator
    • 1980
  • King of the Beasts (1977)
    King of the Beasts
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • layout artist
    • 1977
  • Noah's Animals (1976)
    Noah's Animals
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • layout artist
    • 1976
  • Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Paul Frees, Robie Lester, and Keenan Wynn in Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
    Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • continuity animation
    • 1970

Art Department



  • The Island of the Skog
    7.3
    Short
    • storyboard artist
    • 2000
  • Downtown (1999)
    Downtown
    8.2
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1999
  • Good Night, Gorilla (1998)
    Good Night, Gorilla
    8.0
    Short
    • storyboard artist
    • 1998
  • Chicken Little (1998)
    Chicken Little
    6.6
    Short
    • storyboard artist
    • 1998
  • Santabear's High Flying Adventure (1987)
    Santabear's High Flying Adventure
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • storyboard artist
    • 1987
  • Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls (1983)
    Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • storyboard artist
    • 1983
  • Mia Farrow in The Last Unicorn (1982)
    The Last Unicorn
    7.3
    • additional storyboard sequences
    • 1982
  • Dream Bike
    Short
    • designer
    • 1981
  • The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes (1972)
    The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • continuity design (as Donald Duga)
    • 1972

Script and Continuity Department



  • The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)
    The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • continuity
    • 1985
  • Roddy McDowall, Eddie Bracken, and Charles Nelson Reilly in The Wind in the Willows (1983)
    The Wind in the Willows
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • continuity
    • 1983
  • Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, and Laraine Newman in The Coneheads (1983)
    The Coneheads
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • continuity
    • 1983
  • Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)
    Rudolph's Shiny New Year
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • continuity (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Mickey Rooney, George S. Irving, and Dick Shawn in The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
    The Year Without a Santa Claus
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • continuity
    • 1974
  • 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974)
    'Twas the Night Before Christmas
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • continuity (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Melissa Sue Anderson and Marion Ross in ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    7.2
    TV Series
    • continuity (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Milton Berle, Paul Lynde, Mickey Rooney, Ethel Merman, Liza Minnelli, Risë Stevens, and Danny Thomas in Journey Back to Oz (1972)
    Journey Back to Oz
    5.7
    • continuity design (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Paul Frees, Robie Lester, and Keenan Wynn in Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
    Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • continuity
    • 1970
  • The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
    The Little Drummer Boy
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • continuity
    • 1968
  • Roddy McDowall, Marlo Thomas, Ed Ames, Hans Conried, and Paul Frees in Cricket on the Hearth (1967)
    Cricket on the Hearth
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • continuity
    • 1967

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Donald Duga
  • Born
    • January 1, 1934
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Died
    • May 31, 2021
    • Westhampton, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Irra Verbitsky? - May 31, 2021 (his death, 2 children)

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