{"id":12556,"date":"2024-10-30T17:24:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T16:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/?page_id=12556"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:02:08","slug":"hamilton-luske","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/fr\/about-the-film\/main-titles\/hamilton-luske\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton Luske"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box12556_78ceae-a5 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box12556_78ceae-a5 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kt-info-box12556_78ceae-a5 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box12556_78ceae-a5 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box12556_78ceae-a5 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kt-info-icon-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-icon-inner-container\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_clipboard kt-info-svg-icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M16 4h2a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H6a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V6a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h2\"\/><rect x=\"8\" y=\"2\" width=\"8\" height=\"4\" rx=\"1\" ry=\"1\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h2 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Information<\/h2><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><strong>Full name:<\/strong> Hamilton Somers Luske<br><strong>Birth:<\/strong> October 16, 1903 in Chicago, Illinois<br><strong>Death:<\/strong> February 19, 1968 in Bel Air, California<br><br><strong>Marriage:<\/strong><br>Frances Mary Crabb (August 13, 1928 &#8211; February 19, 1968)<br><br><strong>Worked at the Disney studio between:<\/strong><br>1931 &#8211; 1968<br><br><strong>Job on <em>Snow White:<\/em><\/strong><br>Supervising animator (especially Snow White and the Prince)<br>Worked on sequences <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-2a-snow-white-and-the-prince-in-the-garden\/\" title=\"Sequence 2A \u2013 Snow White and the Prince in the Garden\">2A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-3a-snow-white-and-huntsman-snow-white-into-woods\/\" title=\"Sequence 3A \u2013 Snow White and Huntsman \u2013 Snow White into Woods\">3A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-3b-snow-white-meets-animals\/\" title=\"Sequence 3B \u2013 Snow White Meets Animals\">3B<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-3c-snow-white-discovers-dwarfs-house\/\" title=\"Sequence 3C \u2013 Snow White Discovers Dwarfs\u2019 House\">3C<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-3d-snow-white-and-animals-clean-house\/\" title=\"Sequence 3D \u2013 Snow White and Animals Clean House\">3D<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-4c-snow-white-discovers-bedroom\/\" title=\"Sequence 4C \u2013 Snow White Discovers Bedroom\">4C<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-4d-spooks\/\" title=\"Sequence 4D \u2013 Spooks\">4D<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-5a-bedroom\/\" title=\"Sequence 5A \u2013 Bedroom\">5A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-5b-snow-white-tells-dwarfs-to-wash\/\" title=\"Sequence 5B \u2013 Snow White Tells Dwarfs to Wash\">5B<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-6a-dwarfs-at-tub-washing\/\" title=\"Sequence 6A \u2013 Dwarfs at Tub Washing\">6A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-8a-entertainment\/\" title=\"Sequence 8A \u2013 Entertainment\">8A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-8b-story-telling\/\" title=\"Sequence 8B \u2013 Story Telling\">8B<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-8c-going-to-bed\/\" title=\"Sequence 8C \u2013 Going to Bed\">8C<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-10a-dwarfs-leave-for-mine\/\" title=\"Sequence 10A \u2013 Dwarfs Leave for Mine\">10A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-11b-bed-building\/\" title=\"Sequence 11B \u2013 Bed Building\">11B<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-14e-dwarfs-start-for-house-to-rescue-snow-white-meet-turtle\/\" title=\"Sequence 14E \u2013 Dwarfs Start for House to Rescue  Snow White \u2013 Meet Turtle\">14E<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-14g-dwarfs-on-way-to-house\/\" title=\"Sequence 14G \u2013 Dwarfs on Way to House\">14G<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-14h-snow-white-dies\/\" title=\"Sequence 14H \u2013 Snow White Dies\">14H<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-16a-snow-white-in-coffin-back-to-life-away-with-prince\/\" title=\"Sequence 16A \u2013 Snow White in Coffin \u2013 Back to Life \u2013 Away with Prince\">16A<\/a>.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/about-the-film\/main-titles\/\">Back to Main Titles<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id12556_75e99d-f3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id12556_75e99d-f3 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id12556_75e99d-f3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column12556_23699c-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column12556_23699c-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column12556_23699c-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column12556_23699c-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column12556_23699c-d6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column12556_23699c-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column12556_23699c-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column12556_23699c-d6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hamilton-Luske-portrait.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hamilton-Luske-portrait.jpg 658w, https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hamilton-Luske-portrait-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hamilton-Luske-portrait-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column12556_4bf779-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column12556_4bf779-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column12556_4bf779-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column12556_4bf779-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column12556_4bf779-c8 > 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12556_75aabe-7e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12556_75aabe-7e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12556_75aabe-7e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading12556_75aabe-7e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12556_75aabe-7e\">Mr. Snow White<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ham Luske was identified by Walt Disney as one of the few people in the studio who could draw a believable human character. He had previously animated the Mae West caricature in <em>Who Killed Cock Robin?<\/em> and had been working for the studio since 1931 so he naturally took charge of the main character of the feature. Two teams shared responsability for the animation of Snow White: Ham&#8217;s and Grim Natwick&#8217;s, although Hamilton Luske, as a supervising animator, had final say and reanimated several scenes originally assigned to <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/about-the-film\/main-titles\/grim-natwick\/\" title=\"Grim Natwick\">Natwick<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hamilton Luske went on to direct many of the most famous features at the Walt Disney studio, where he remained until his death.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Ham was probably the nicest guy that ever lived.<\/p><cite>Grim Natwick<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12556_341344-b1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12556_341344-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12556_341344-b1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12556_341344-b1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12556_341344-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12556_341344-b1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12556_341344-b1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12556_341344-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12556_341344-b1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading12556_341344-b1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12556_341344-b1\">Art by Hamilton Luske<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-12556_aa1d41-67{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-12556_aa1d41-67 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-12556_aa1d41-67 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-12556_aa1d41-67 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-12556_aa1d41-67 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-12556_aa1d41-67 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"3\" data-columns-xl=\"3\" data-columns-md=\"3\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:760px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:99%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sq05as23.jpg\" width=\"760\" height=\"753\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sq05as23.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sq05as23.jpg\" data-id=\"9617\" class=\"wp-image-9617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sq05as23.jpg 760w, https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sq05as23-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sq05as23-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sq05as23-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:450px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:83%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sq03bs11-errol-gray.gif\" width=\"450\" height=\"377\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sq03bs11-errol-gray.gif\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sq03bs11-errol-gray.gif\" data-id=\"6809\" class=\"wp-image-6809\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Snow White Ham Luske was identified by Walt Disney as one of the few people in the studio who could draw a believable human character. 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