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Primarily an ink and paint man who worked independently of the big animation studios, animator Shamus Culhane made major contributions to American animated films. He was the only artist to work on all four of the first feature-length cartoons: Walt Disney's Snow White (1937), Max Fleischer's Gulliver' s Travels (1939), Walt Disney's Pinnochio (1940), and Dave Fleischer's Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941). He began his 60-year career working for Walter Lantz in the 1920s. Culhane was also involved with the creation of numerous characters, including Betty Boop, Popeye, Pluto, Woody Woodpecker, and Krazy Kat. The artist launched his career working under Walter Lantz.