A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Francis X. Bruce Bushman
Frank Bruce Bushman
Birthplace:
New Jersey, USA
Born:
April 20, 1911
Died:
February 15, 1972
Art director Bruce Bushman (born Francis X. Bruce Bushman) was born in New Jersey in 1911, the son of silent-film star Francis X. Bushman. He was raised in Baltimore, Maryland, and later moved to Los Angeles, California, where he attended UCLA and the prestigious Chouinard Art Institute. In 1936 he was hired by Walt Disney Studios as a layout artist, but eventually worked his way up to art director; among the projects he worked on was Fantasia (1940). He married Mary Ena Cousineau, a fellow Disney employee, in 1945 and they had two children. In 1953 Bushman was assigned to help in the development of Disney's signature theme park, Disneyland. He helped to design Tomorrowland and Fantasyland--he designed the Fantasyland Castle, among other things--and the overall layout of the park itself. At the same time he worked as a sketch artist on the Disney film 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954). After he finished with those projects, he was assigned as the Art Director for a new TV show Disney was developing: The Mickey Mouse Club (1955). He designed the look of the show and created the famous Mickey Mouse Club logo and the logos for all the T-shirts and caps for the The Adventures of Spin and Marty (1955) series. For "The Mickey Mouse Club" he also designed the shows's sets and props, including the famous clubhouse used for "Anything Can Happen Day". Bushman left Disney in late 1959 or early 1960--sources differ--and went to work for producer Ivan Tors, where he worked as art director on three of Tors' series: Sea Hunt (1958), Bat Masterson (1958) and Gentle Ben (1967). After leaving Tors he went to Hanna-Barbera Productions as a layout artist, working on such series as Jonny Quest (1964), The Jetsons (1962) and The Flintstones (1960). He died in Los Angeles on February 15, 1972, at the age of 60. - IMDb Mini Biography By: frankfob2@yahoo.com
Art Direction:
1940 Pinocchio
1942 Bambi
1956 The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1959 Disneyland '59
1966 Picture Mommy Dead
1967 Gentle Giant
1968 Daring Game
1969 Angel, Angel, Down We Go
Layout:
1940 Pinocchio
1941 A Gentleman's Gentleman
1941 Canine Caddy
1941 Lend a Paw
1942 Bambi
1943 Private Pluto
1944 How to Play Football
1945 Dog Watch
1953 Football (Now and Then)
1954 Donald's Diary
1954 Pigs Is Pigs
1954 Social Lion
1956 The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1959 Disneyland '59
1960 Barbecue for Two
1966 Picture Mommy Dead
1967 Gentle Giant
1968 Daring Game
1969 Angel, Angel, Down We Go
Settings:
1940 Pinocchio
1941 A Gentleman's Gentleman
1941 Canine Caddy
1941 Lend a Paw
1942 Bambi
1943 Private Pluto
1944 How to Play Football
1945 Dog Watch
1953 Football (Now and Then)
1954 Donald's Diary
1954 Pigs Is Pigs
1954 Social Lion
1954 The Disneyland Story
1956 The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1959 Disneyland '59
1960 Barbecue for Two
1966 Picture Mommy Dead
1967 Gentle Giant
1968 Daring Game
1969 Angel, Angel, Down We Go
Layout:
1960 Popeye the Sailor
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