James Patton "Jack" King (November 4, 1895 – October 4, 1958)Lenburg (2006), pp. 179-180 was an American animator and short film director best known for his work at

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Career

According to Jeff Lenburg's assessment of him, King was an early pioneer of animation. His films were nominated three times for the

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. He started his career in the

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era. He spent most of his career working at Walt Disney Productions (later known as the

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). He directed many well-regarded films. King was born in 1895 in

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. He started his animation career in 1920, working at

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. He directed the ''

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. The silent animated series was based on the

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. His early films also included ''Kiss Me'' (1920), ''Why Change Your Husband'' (1920), and ''The Chicken Thief'' (1921). The series reportedly ended in 1921. King successfully made the transition from silent to sound cartoons and relocated to the

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, where he joined the Disney studio on June 17, 1929 as an

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. His animation film credits include several ''

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'' animated shorts, which Lenburg describes as "cartoon fables". Among King's Disney film credits was the short film ''

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'' (1933), which won the

. King remained with Disney until May 17, 1933. In 1933, animation producer Leon Schlesinger was setting up a new animation studio,

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, which would continue producing the ''

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'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' series for

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. The studio was set on the Warner lot on

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in Los Angeles, California. Schlesinger was in need of a new staff for his studio and started hiring people who used to work for other animation studios. Among them was King, who "was probably the first Disney animator Schlesinger hired".Barrier (2003), Warner Bros., pp. unnumbered pages By June 1933, Schlesinger had rounded out his staff and started work on producing animated short films. Tom Palmer had been appointed production manager and director, with King as the head animator. Among the staff were two of King's former associates from Disney, animators

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and

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. According to

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Michael Barrier, Schlesinger placed former Disney animators in charge of the studio in hopes of effectively competing with the Disney studio. Tom Palmer left the studio after completing only two short films. He was replaced as director by

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, a former story man for both Disney and

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. Duvall himself left the studio after completing five short films. Schlesinger was in need of new directors, and even composer

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received credits for directing two ''Merrie Melodies'' shorts. By early 1934, Schlesinger appointed

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as the main director of the ''Merrie Melodies'' series and King as the main director of the ''Looney Tunes'' series. King handled many of the studio's animated short films starring

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, and was responsible for the final year of Buddy films. By 1935, Buddy was being phased out in favor of new characters; among them was

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, an

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cat. King directed '' A Cartoonist's Nightmare'', Beans' first starring role. King directed a total of eight animated shorts featuring Beans. Michael Barrier describes Beans under King's direction as resembling Mickey Mouse's incarnation of the early 1930s. Their designs were certainly similar, with both characters having a white face and black body, but in characterization Beans was a pint-sized hero resembling the plucky, boyish, and heroic Mickey featured in '' The Klondike Kid'' (1932) and ''

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'' (1933). Also in 1935, the studio gained a third full-time director working in addition to Freleng and King:

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, a former inker for the short-lived Winkler Studio and Universal Studio Cartoons. Avery directed a single film starring Beans, '' Gold Diggers of '49'' (1935); he would use Porky Pig as the main star of his following films. Meanwhile, King continued using Beans as the main star of his own films. In 1936, Beans and most of the characters introduced the previous year, with the exception of Porky Pig, ceased being used by the studio. Barrier suggests that Leon Schlesinger may have been giving Avery a vote of confidence, when deciding to keep only Porky as a continuing character and to drop Beans. This decision came at the expense of King and his work. King directed two films featuring characters Ham and Ex: ''

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'' (1936) and '' The Fire Alarm'' (1936). The characters were a pair of troublesome puppies and were intended to serve as series stars. In 1936, King started directing films in the new ''Porky Pig'' series. Other films in the series were directed by Tex Avery and Frank Tashlin. King directed only three animated shorts starring Porky Pig. By April 1936, King was hired by the Disney studio again, this time as a director. Part of the reason he returned to Disney was the promise that he would be able to direct cartoons in color, which he had been unable to do previously. Friz Freleng and Tex Avery were the only directors that Schlesinger allowed to direct color films for much of the 1930s. At Disney, King emerged as the director of a new series of short films, featuring Donald Duck as the protagonist. Lenburg notes that King was one of the principal directors of the ''Donald Duck'' series, but not the only one (other directors of this series included

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, Dick Lundy,

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, and

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). King made his directorial debut at Disney with the film '' Modern Inventions'' (1937). It was also his first time directing a Donald Duck animated film. King directed more than forty films featuring Donald Duck, among them were the Academy Award-nominated ''

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'' (1938), '' Truant Officer Donald'' (1941), and '' Donald's Crime'' (1945). One of his films was a

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, ''

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'' (1943), created in association with the

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. King's last film was ''

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'' (1948). King retired from Disney in 1948 and spent ten years in retirement. He died on October 4, 1958 in

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Filmography

* Why Change Your Husband (director) (1920) * Kiss Me (Short) (1920) * Too Much Pep (director) (1921) * The New Champ (animator) (1925) * Scents and Nonsense (animator) (1926)

First Disney period (1929-1933)

* The Plowboy (animator - uncredited) (1929) *

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(Short) (animator - uncredited) (1930) * Frolicking Fish (animator - uncredited) (1930) * The Fire Fighters (animator) (1930) * Monkey Melodies (animator - uncredited) (1930) * The Chain Gang (animator - uncredited) (1930) *

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(animator - uncredited) (1930) *

Midnight in a Toy Shop ''Midnight in a Toy Shop'' is a 1930 ''Silly Symphonies'' animated short film directed by Wilfred Jackson and produced by Walt Disney Productions. Summary It's hard living your everyday life in the middle of a snowstorm. But life is not that ha ...

(animator - uncredited) (1930) *

The Gorilla Mystery ''The Gorilla Mystery'' is a 1930 Mickey Mouse animated film produced by Walt Disney for Columbia Pictures, as part of the '' Mickey Mouse'' film series. It was the twenty-second Mickey Mouse short to be produced, the seventh of that year. The ...

(animator) (1930) *

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(animator - uncredited) (1930) * The picnic (animator - uncredited) (1930) * Pioneer Days (animator) (1930) * Playful Pan (animator - uncredited) (1930) * The Birthday Party (animator) (1931) * Birds of a Feather (animator) (1931) * Traffic Troubles (animator - uncredited) (1931) * Mother Goose Melodies (animator) (1931) *

The China Plate ''The China Plate'' is a 1931 ''Silly Symphonies'' animated film. Plot The short is based on the Willow pattern legend, with some major differences, including a dragon. There is an oriental scene, the Willow pattern on a china plate, that comes ...

(animator) (1931) * Blue Rhythm (animator - uncredited) (1931) * The Beach Party (animator) (1931) * Mickey Cuts Up (animator) (1931) *

Mickey's Orphans ''Mickey's Orphans'' is a 1931 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Columbia Pictures. The cartoon takes place during Christmas time and stars Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Pluto, who take in a group ...

(animator) (1931) *

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(animator) (1932) * Mickey in Arabia (animator) (animator - uncredited) *

Just Dogs ''Just Dogs'' is a 1932 Silly Symphonies animated film, directed by Burt Gillett. It marked the first solo appearance of Pluto. Plot The film opens with a group of dogs in the dog pound, howling Vernon Dalhart's "The Prisoner's Song". Pluto's ...

(animator) (1932) *

Flowers and Trees ''Flowers and Trees'' is a 1932 '' Silly Symphonies'' cartoon produced by Walt Disney, directed by Burt Gillett, and released to theatres by United Artists on July 30, 1932. It was the first commercially released film to be produced in the full- ...

(animator) (1932) *

Mickey's Nightmare ''Mickey's Nightmare'' is a 1932 Walt Disney short black and white cartoon starring Mickey Mouse and Pluto. It was the 44th Mickey Mouse short, and the eighth of that year. The plot incorporates elements from Disney's first Oswald the Lucky Rabb ...

(animator - uncredited) (1932) *

Trader Mickey ''Mickey Mouse'' (originally known as ''Mickey Mouse Sound Cartoons'') is a series of American animated comedy short films produced by Walt Disney Productions. The series started in 1928 with Steamboat Willie and ended in 1953 with '' The Simp ...

(animator) (1932) *

The Whoopee Party ''The Whoopee Party'' is a Mickey Mouse short animated film first released on September 17, 1932. It was the 46th Mickey Mouse short, and the tenth of that year. Plot Mickey Mouse and friends have a party in which Minnie Mouse is playing the p ...

(animator) (1932) * Bugs in Love (animator - uncredited) (1932) *

Babes in the Woods ''Babes in the Woods'' is a 1932 Silly Symphonies animated film. It is a re-working of the British folk tale ''Babes in the Wood'', with some material incorporated from ''Hansel and Gretel'' by the Brothers Grimm, and the addition of a village ...

(animator) (1932) *

Santa's Workshop Santa's Workshop is the legendary workshop where Santa Claus and his Christmas elf, elves are said to live and make the toys and presents given out at Christmas. The exact "location" of Santa's workshop varies depending upon local culture. There ...

(animator) (1932) * Birds in the Spring (animator - uncredited) (1933) * The Mad Doctor (animator - uncredited) (1933) *

Three Little Pigs "The Three Little Pigs" is a fable about three pigs who build three houses of different materials. A Big Bad Wolf blows down the first two pigs' houses which made of straw and sticks respectively, but is unable to destroy the third pig's house ...

(animator) (1933) *

Mickey's Gala Premier ''Mickey's Gala Premier'' is a Walt Disney cartoon produced in 1933, directed by Burt Gillett, and featuring parodies of several famous Hollywood film actors from the 1930s. It was the 58th Mickey Mouse short film, and the eighth of that year. So ...

(animator - uncredited) (1933)

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies period (1933-1936)

* Sittin' on a Backyard Fence (animator) (1933) * Buddy's Show Boat (animator) (1933) * Buddy's Beer Garden (animator) (1933) *

I've Got to Sing a Torch Song ''I've Got to Sing a Torch Song'' is a 1933 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short film, directed by Tom Palmer. The short was released on September 23, 1933. The animation was supervised by Jack King and produced by Leon Schlesinger. T ...

(animator) (1933) *

Buddy's Day Out ''Buddy's Day Out'' is a 1933 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon, directed by Tom Palmer. The short was released in theaters on September 9, 1933, premiering with '' Goodbye Again'', and was the first cartoon to feature Buddy, the second st ...

(animator - uncredited) (1933) *

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine ...

(animator) (1934) * Pettin' in the Park (animator) (1934) * Buddy the Gob (animator) (1934) * Honeymoon Hotel (animator) (1934) *

Viva Buddy ''Viva Buddy'' is a 1934 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Jack King. The short was released on December 12, 1934, and stars Buddy, the second star of the series. Summary The film opens to Buddy, who, ambling through a Mexican t ...

(director) (1934) * Buddy's Circus (director) (1934) *

Buddy the Woodsman ''Buddy the Woodsman'' is a 1934 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon, directed by Jack King. The short was released on October 27, 1934, and stars Buddy, the second star of the series. Summary A tree comes down in a forest and several lumber ...

(director) (1934) *

Buddy the Detective ''Buddy the Detective'' is a 1934 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon, directed by Jack King (animator), Jack King. The short was released on October 17, 1934, and stars Buddy (Looney Tunes), Buddy, the second star of the series. Summary The fi ...

(director) (1934) * Buddy and Towser (animator) (1934) * Buddy's Garage (animator) (1934) *

Buddy's Bearcats ''Buddy's Bearcats'' is a 1934 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon, directed by Jack King (animator), Jack King. The short was released on June 23, 1934, and stars Buddy (Looney Tunes), Buddy, the second star of the series. Summary We come to a ...

(director) (1934) * Buddy the Dentist (animator) (1934) *

I Haven't Got a Hat ''I Haven't Got a Hat'' is a 1935 animated short film, directed by Isadore Freleng for Leon Schlesinger Productions as part of the ''Merrie Melodies'' series. Released on March 2, 1935, the short is notable for featuring the first appearance of sev ...

(Short) (animator) (1935) *

Hollywood Capers ''Hollywood Capers'' is a 1935 short animated film of the ''Looney Tunes'' series. It stars Beans the Cat in the character's second solo cartoon. Porky Pig, Porky also made a cameo. Plot One day in Hollywood, actors come to the studio to do thei ...

(director) (1935) * A Cartoonist's Nightmare (director) (1935) * Buddy the Gee Man (director) (1935) * Buddy Steps Out (director) (1935) * Buddy's Bug Hunt (director) (1935) * Buddy's Lost World (director) (1935) *

(uncredited) (director) (1936) * Boom Boom (uncredited) (director) (1936) * The Fire Alarm (uncredited) (director) (1936) * Alpine Antics (director) (1936) *

Westward Whoa ''Westward Whoa'' is a 1936 animated short film in the '' Looney Tunes'' series. It marks the final appearances of spotted St. Bernard puppies Ham and Ex, Beans and Little Kitty. It is also the last cartoon where Porky Pig is the co-star to Bean ...

(director) (1936) * Fish Tales (director) (1936) * Shanghaied Shipmates (director) (1936) *

Porky's Pet ''Porky's Pet'' is a 1936 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Jack King. The short was released on July 11, 1936, and stars Porky Pig. Plot A mailman heads to Porky Pig's house and delivers a telegram to Porky. When Porky reads the ...

(director) (1936) * Porky's Moving Day (director) (1936)

Second Disney period (1937-1949)

In this period, almost all the films in which King worked belong to the Donald Duck's series * Modern Inventions (director) (1937) * Donald's Ostrich (uncredited) (director) (1937) *

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(uncredited) (director) (1938) *

Donald's Better Self ''Donald's Better Self'' is a 1938 Disney cartoon featuring Donald Duck. This 8 minute short premiered in March 1938, and it was distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. Plot Donald is fast asleep in his bed. As he turns in his sleep, his Conscienc ...

(uncredited) (director) (1938) * Donald's Golf Game (uncredited) (director) (1938) *

(director) (1938) *

Donald's Nephews ''Donald's Nephews'' (1938) is a Donald Duck animated cartoon which features Donald being visited by his three nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. This cartoon is Huey, Dewey, and Louie's first appearance in animation. Al Taliaferro, the artist f ...

(uncredited) (director and animator) (1938) *

The Autograph Hound ''The Autograph Hound'' is a 1939 Donald Duck cartoon which features Donald Duck as an autograph hunter in Hollywood. Many celebrities from the 1930s are featured. This is the first cartoon where Donald Duck is featured in his blue sailor hat. Pl ...

(uncredited) (director) (1939) * Donald's Penguin (uncredited) (director) (1939) * Donald's Cousin Gus (uncredited) (director) (1939) *

The Hockey Champ ''The Hockey Champ'' is a 1939 Donald Duck short film, produced in Technicolor and released by Walt Disney Productions. Plot Donald Duck is skating on a frozen duck swamp (at one point mocking Sonja Henie, an Olympic figure skater and popular ...

(uncredited) (director) (1939) *

Donald's Lucky Day ''Donald's Lucky Day'' is a 1939 Donald Duck cartoon released by Walt Disney Productions. Plot In a harborside building on a foggy night (February 13), which happens to fall on Friday the 13th, two criminals prepare a gift bomb to send to som ...

(uncredited) (director) (1939) *

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(director) (1940) *

Window Cleaners ''Window Cleaners'' is an animated short film produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters on September 20, 1940 by RKO Radio Pictures. Plot Donald Duck is hoisted up on a roped platform while Pluto is pulling D ...

(uncredited) (director) (1940) * Tugboat Mickey (animator) (1940) *

Donald's Vacation ''Donald's Vacation'' is a Donald Duck cartoon made by The Walt Disney Company and released by RKO Pictures on August 9, 1940. The film, which was directed by Jack King, shows Donald Duck having many troubles with the outdoors when he goes on va ...

(director) (1940) *

Mr. Duck Steps Out ''Mr. Duck Steps Out'' is a Donald Duck cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions, which is released on June 7, 1940, and featured the debut of Daisy Duck. The short was directed by Jack King and written by Carl Barks, Chuck Couch, Jack Hanna ...

(uncredited) (director) (1940) *

Donald's Dog Laundry ''Donald's Dog Laundry'' is a 1940 American Donald Duck short film directed by Jack King and produced by Walt Disney. Plot Donald Duck constructs an automated dog washer. He attempts to use Pluto as his test subject, but Pluto refuses and hide ...

(uncredited) (director) (1940) * Chef Donald (uncredited) (director) (1941) *

Old MacDonald Duck ''Old MacDonald Duck'' is an animated cartoon by Walt Disney Productions from 1941, featuring Donald Duck. Plot Donald Duck works as a farmer on a farm. He is first seen feeding the animals whilst singing "Old Macdonald Had a Farm". After fin ...

(director) (1941) * Truant Officer Donald (director) (1941) *

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(director) (1941) *

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(uncredited) (director) (1941) *

Bellboy Donald ''Bellboy Donald'' is a 1942 Donald Duck animated cartoon, animated short film, produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions, distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. This cartoon made the debut of Pete (Disney), P ...

(director) (1942) *

Sky Trooper ''Sky Trooper'' is a 1942 animated cartoon by Walt Disney Studios starring Donald Duck during the World War II years. It was directed by Jack King based on a script by Carl Barks. Plot Donald Duck is in trouble and is peeling potatoes. He ...

(director and animator) (1942) *

The Vanishing Private ''The Vanishing Private'' is a 1942 animated cartoon by the Walt Disney Studios, starring Donald Duck in the World War II years. Plot Donald Duck is doing some camouflage painting on a cannon with yellow, green, and red stripes and black do ...

(director) (1942) * Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line (short) (uncredited) (director) (1942) * Donald Gets Drafted (uncredited) (director) (1942) * Donald's Snow Fight (uncredited) (director) (1942) *

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(director) (1943) * The Old Army Game (director) (1943) * Fall Out Fall In (director) (1943) *

(short documentary) (uncredited) (director) (1943) * The Plastics Inventor (director) (1944) *

Commando Duck ''Commando Duck'' is a Walt Disney anti-Japanese propaganda cartoon starring Donald Duck. It was released on June 2, 1944. Plot Donald Duck parachutes into the jungle of a remote Pacific island to wipe out a Empire of Japan, Japanese airfield u ...

(uncredited) (director) (1944) * Contrary Condor (director) (1944) *

Donald Duck and the Gorilla ''Donald Duck and the Gorilla'' is a Donald Duck short adventure horror monster film which was originally released in 1944. It stars Donald Duck along with his three nephews; Huey, Dewey and Louie and Ajax, the killer gorilla. The 1930 Micke ...

(uncredited) (director and animator) (1944) *

Trombone Trouble ''Trombone Trouble'' is a Walt Disney cartoon that was released on February 18, 1944. It is the only Donald Duck cartoon where Roman/Greek gods play a role. Plot Pete is cacophonically playing his trombone through the night. The gods Jupiter an ...

(uncredited) (director) (1944) * Old Sequoia (director) (1945) *

Cured Duck ''Cured Duck'' is a 1945 American animated cartoon produced by Walt Disney and directed by Jack King. It stars Clarence Nash as the voice of Donald and Gloria Blondell as the voice of Daisy, respectively. The cartoon features Donald going to vi ...

(director) (1945) * Donald's Crime (director) (1945) *

The Clock Watcher ''The Clock Watcher'' is a 1945 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon follows Donald Duck as he works at the Royal Bros. department store, where he goofs off by breaking ...

(director) (1945) * Defense Against Invasion (uncredited) (director) (1946) *

Dumb Bell of the Yukon ''Dumb Bell of the Yukon'' is a 1946 Disney animated short starring Donald Duck and Daisy Duck. It was directed by Jack King. Plot It starts off with Donald reading a letter from Daisy telling him to make her some fur coats. So, Donald goes off ...

(director) (1946) * Wet Paint (director) (1946) * Donald's Double Trouble (director) (1946) * Wide Open Spaces (director) (1947) *

Donald's Dilemma ''Donald's Dilemma'' is a 1947 Walt Disney Studios animated cartoon directed by Jack King and starring Donald and Daisy Duck. It was originally released on July 11, 1947 in the United States. This short is somewhat of a misnomer. Although Do ...

(director) (1947) *

Sleepy Time Donald ''Sleepy Time Donald'' is a Donald Duck animated short film which was released on May 9, 1947, and produced in Technicolor by RKO Radio Pictures. It was the sixth cartoon in Donald's filmography to feature Daisy Duck. Plot The short revolves aro ...

(director) (1947) * The Trial of Donald Duck (direction) (1948) * Donald's Dream Voice (director) (1948) *

Drip Dippy Donald ''Drip Dippy Donald'' is a seven-minute Donald Duck cartoon made by the Walt Disney Company in 1948. The Technicolor cartoon was released by Walt Disney Productions, and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon was directed by the Disney an ...

(director) (director) (1948) * The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (Animator: Segment ''The Wind in the Willows'') (1949) *

Disneyland Disneyland is a amusement park, theme park in Anaheim, California. Opened in 1955, it was the first theme park opened by The Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. Disney in ...

** Donald's Award (director) (1957) ** Donald's Weekend (1958) (sequence director) ** Donald Duck and his Companions (segment "Donald's Vacation") (director) (1960) ** Inside Donald Duck (1961) (segment director)

After his death

* Mickey Mouse Disco (Short) (1980) * DTV: Golden Oldies (Video) (original material) (1984) * DTV: Pop & Rock (Video) (original material) (1984) * DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues (Video) (original material) (1984) * An Officer and a Duck (Video) (segment "Donald Gets Drafted") (1985) * DTV Valentine (TV Movie) (original material) (1986) * Lifestyles of the Rich and Animated (TV Movie) (segment "Drip Dippy Donald", uncredited) (1991) *

Mickey's House of Villains ''Mickey's House of Villains'' (also known as ''House of Mouse: The Villains'') is a 2002 American direct-to-video animated comedy-horror film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It is based on the animated television series, '' House o ...

(Video) (segment "Donald Duck and the Gorilla") (2001) *

ToonHeads ''ToonHeads'' is an American animation anthology series consisting of Hanna-Barbera, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Bros., and ''Popeye'' cartoon shorts, with background information and trivia, prominently about animators and voice actors of the shor ...

(TV Series documentary) (2 episodes) (2003) ** The Early Career of Porky Pig (original material) ** The Worst Cartoons Ever Made (original material) * Behind the Tunes: Crash! Bang! Boom! - The Wild Sounds of Treg Brown (Video documentary short) (original material) (2004) * Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White (Video documentary short) (original material) (2005) * Cartoon Alley (TV Series documentary) (1 episode) (2005) ** The Early Days of Warner Brothers Cartoons (original material) (2005)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Jack 1895 births 1958 deaths American animated film directors Artists from Alabama Film directors from Alabama Animators from Alabama Walt Disney Animation Studios people Warner Bros. Cartoons directors Bray Productions people