Don R. Christensen

Don R. Christensen
Christensen at the 1982 San Diego Comic Con
Born	Donald Ragnvald Christensen July 6, 1916 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	October 18, 2006(2006-10-18) (aged 90) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Other names	Don Arr Don Arr Christensen
Occupations	Animator, cartoonist, writer

Donald Ragnvald Christensen (July 6, 1916 – October 18, 2006) was an American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor. He was sometimes credited as "Don Arr".

Biography

Christensen was a graduate of the Minnesota School of Art. After finishing school he worked for the art department of the Minneapolis Journal, and then the Walt Disney Studio from 1937 to 1941. He left the studio after the 1941 Disney animators' strike, during which he met his wife-to-be, Ivy-Carol Van Horn. Christensen then worked briefly at Warner Bros. Cartoons, primarily as a storyboard artist for Bob Clampett's animation unit. After leaving Warner Bros. he worked independently for nearly four decades as a storyboard writer and artist, primarily for Western Publishing, Dell and Gold Key comic books, as well as Hanna Barbera, Walter Lantz Productions, Filmation, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. He wrote and provided illustrations for such comic book titles as Magnus, Robot Fighter, Donald Duck, and Uncle Scrooge. He was a member of the Southern California Comic Artist Professionals Society, and was a past President of the Comic Art Professional Society.

Christensen died on October 18, 2006, at the age of 90. He beat the odds that he would not survive past 40, having been a Type I diabetic since the age of 13.