[PAR] [TLE] Don DaGradi [SEP] Don DaGradi (March 1, 1911 – August 4, 1991) was a Disney writer who started out as a layout artist on 1940s cartoons including "Der Fuehrer's Face" in 1943.  He eventually moved into animated features with the film "Lady and the Tramp" in 1955.  He also worked as a color and styling or sequence consultant on many other motion pictures for Disney.  His greatest achievement was for his visual screenplay for "Mary Poppins" in 1964 for which he shared an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay with Bill Walsh.  Don DaGradi died August 4, 1991, in Friday Harbor, Washington.  He was named a Disney Legend posthumously, only months after his death. [PAR] [TLE] Der Fuehrer's Face [SEP] Der Fuehrer's Face (originally titled Donald Duck in Nutzi Land) is a 1943 American animated anti-Nazi propaganda short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released in 1943 by RKO Radio Pictures.  The cartoon, which features Donald Duck in a nightmare setting working at a factory in Nazi Germany, was made in an effort to sell war bonds and is an example of American propaganda during World War II.  The film was directed by Jack Kinney and written by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer from the original music by Oliver Wallace.  The film is well known for Wallace's original song "Der Fuehrer's Face", which was actually released earlier by Spike Jones.
[PAR] [TLE] Don DaGradi [ SEP ] Don DaGradi ( March 1 , 1911 – August 4 , 1991 ) was a Disney writer who started out as a layout artist on 1940s cartoons including " Der Fuehrer 's Face " in 1943 . He eventually moved into animated features with the film " Lady and the Tramp " in 1955 . He also worked as a color and styling or sequence consultant on many other motion pictures for Disney . His greatest achievement was for his visual screenplay for " Mary Poppins " in 1964 for which he shared an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay with Bill Walsh . Don DaGradi died August 4 , 1991 , in Friday Harbor , Washington . He was named a Disney Legend posthumously , only months after his death . [PAR] [TLE] Der Fuehrer 's Face [ SEP ] Der Fuehrer 's Face ( originally titled Donald Duck in Nutzi Land ) is a 1943 American animated anti - Nazi propaganda short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released in 1943 by RKO Radio Pictures . The cartoon , which features Donald Duck in a nightmare setting working at a factory in Nazi Germany , was made in an effort to sell war bonds and is an example of American propaganda during World War II . The film was directed by Jack Kinney and written by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer from the original music by Oliver Wallace . The film is well known for Wallace 's original song " Der Fuehrer 's Face " , which was actually released earlier by Spike Jones .
Who was a Disney writer who started out as a layout artist on 1940s cartoons including a 1943 American animated anti-Nazi propaganda short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released in 1943 by RKO Radio Pictures ?
Who was a Disney writer who started out as a layout artist on 1940s cartoons including a 1943 American animated anti - Nazi propaganda short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released in 1943 by RKO Radio Pictures ?
Don DaGradi
Don DaGradi