Richard Norcom "Dick" Lucas (July 20, 1920 – August 27, 1997) was an American animator and storyboard artist, noteworthy as part of Walt Disney Productions.
Biography Lucas studied at the Chouinard Art Institute, and in 1942, he was hired to work at the Disney Studios based on a personal recommendation from Walt Disney. There, he worked as an inbetweener and character animator on The Three Caballeros (1944), Cinderella (1950), Alice in Wonderland (1951), Peter Pan (1953), Lady and the Tramp (1955), The Sword in the Stone (1963), The Jungle Book (1967) and The Rescuers (1977). Lucas also worked as an effects animator for One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) and The Fox and the Hound (1981), and as a storyboard artist for the short film Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966). In addition, he built superb scale models for the animators in the Nine Old Men the way Bob Jones, Wah Chang, Lorna Soderstrom and Duke Russell had done for Pinocchio (1940). Lucas retired from Disney in 1982.
On August 27, 1997, Lucas died at his home in Los Osos, California, aged 77.
Filmography Year Title Credits Notes 1955 The Goofy Success Story Animator 1956 The Goofy Sports Story Animator 1957 The Adventure Story (Short) Animator How to Relax (Short) Animator The Truth About Mother Goose (Short) Animator 1959 Sleeping Beauty Character animator Uncredited 1960 Goliath II (Short) Character animator 1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians Character animator Aquamania (Short) Character animator Holiday for Henpecked Husbands (Short) Animator Episode of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color 1963 The Sword in the Stone Character animator 1966 Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (Short) Story 1967 The Jungle Book Character animator Story artist (uncredited) 1970 The Aristocats Effects animator 1977 The Rescuers Effects animator 1981 The Fox and the Hound Character animator
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