Jack Hannah; Directed Donald Duck Cartoons for Disney

Jack Hannah, 81, animator and director of more than 100 Donald Duck cartoons. A native of Nogales, Ariz., Hannah moved to Los Angeles to study art. He joined the Walt Disney Productions animation staff in 1933, working on early Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphony cartoons, as well as on Donald Duck cartoons. He was credited as one animator of Disney’s Academy Award-winning “The Old Mill.” After briefly working on stories, Hannah moved into directing, handling the antics of Donald Duck and 14 one-hour Disney television programs. He retired from Disney in 1959 but continued to work occasionally for Disney and for Walter Lantz. Hannah developed the School of Character Animation at CalArts and taught there for eight years. He was also an oil painter, principally of landscapes, which he exhibited in several galleries. On June 11 in Burbank of cancer.