Don Duga

Don Duga (1934-2021) was an animator whose company Polestar Studios (run with wife Irra Verbitsky) produced several animated segments for Sesame Street. 
In addition to his own studio, Duga worked on and off for Rankin/Bass between 1964 and 1987, doing storyboard or conceptual art but usually credited on-screen as "continuity design," including on Frosty the Snowman, the King Kong TV series, Mad Monster Party?, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, The Little Drummer Boy, and the feature film The Last Unicorn.
==Sesame Street Filmography==
Picture	Title/Topic 	Earliest Known Appearance	Description
 	Lost Kitty 	Episode 1845 	A girl goes around the city to look for her lost kitty, and sees its image in a variety of signs and in nature.
 	Baby Bird 	Episode 1858 	A baby bird tries and tries again to fly from its nest.
 	Curious Cat 	Episode 1899 	A cat follows its ears to a squeaking noise, which he thinks is coming from mice, but it's coming from swings.
 	Fruta Manzana 	Episode 2040 	Fruta Manzana sings about being happy and healthy.
 	Rabbits 	Episode 2208 	Several rabbits try to pull a carrot out of the ground.
 	Twelvia 	Episode 2234 	The story of Twelvia.
 	Fruta Manzana 	Episode 2358 	Fruta Manzana sings about keeping the place clean by throwing away fruit peels and apple cores.
 	A Clock 	Episode 2366 	Various sounds are demonstrated, including an alarm clock, a baby crying, a telephone, a faucet dripping, a boy sneezing, a police car, a helicopter, and rain.
 	Dr. Frankenstein 	Episode 2481 	Igor listens as Dr. Frankenstein names body parts in creating another Igor.
 	Roses Are Red 	Episode 2483 	A peasant tries to woo a pretty girl by reciting the famous "Roses are Red" poem. The lines are fed to him by a poet behind a bush, whom the girl eventually runs off with.
 	Bus Stop 	Episode 2505 	A woman displays a BUS STOP sign to a crowd.
 	Magician's Bad Day	Episode 2642 	A magician writes in his diary about the many mishaps during his performance.
 	R2-D2 	Episode 2956 	A tour of a TV studio, with set decoration, camera adjustment, etc., setting up for a taping with an R2-D2-like robot.
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Category:Animators