Don Duckwall

Donald Alva "Don" Duckwall was an American long time production manager at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Duckwall was born on April 2, 1916 at Clay Center, the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Duckwall. The family moved to Abilene when he was a small child where he graduated from Abilene High School in 1934 and Kansas State University in 1938.
He moved to California to pursue a film career and found work with Disney as an assistant, working on Pluto cartoons and films, like Dumbo and Bambi. Later, he became an executive production manager of the animation department. Duckwall worked very closely on features, like The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, Robin Hood, and The Fox and the Hound, which was the last film he worked on before retiring.
Outside of Disney, he contributed to Leon Schlesinger Studios and the Hanna Barbara production of Charlotte's Web.
He died of complications resulting from Alzheimer's Disease in 1986. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position
1940	Pluto's Dream House 	assistant director - uncredited
1940	Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip 	assistant director - uncredited
1940	Pantry Pirate 	assistant director
1941	A Gentleman's Gentleman 	assistant director - uncredited
1941	Canine Caddy 	assistant director
1941	Lend a Paw 	assistant director - uncredited
1941	Dumbo 	assistant director - uncredited
1942	Pluto Junior 	assistant director - uncredited
1942	The Army Mascot 	assistant director - uncredited
1942	The Sleep Walker 	assistant director - uncredited
1942	Bambi 	assistant director - uncredited
1942	T-Bone for Two 	assistant director - uncredited
1967	The Jungle Book 	production manager
1970	The Aristocats 	production manager
1973	Robin Hood 	production manager
1977	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	production manager
1977	The Rescuers 	production manager
1981	The Fox and the Hound 	production manager
==Gallery==
Disney12.jpg|from left to right: Dale Oliver, Basil Davidovich, Don Duckwall, Don Griffith, Bill Berg, Julius Svendsen, Eric Cleworth, Hal King, Ted Berman, John Lounsbery, and Ollie Johnston
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