Milton Quon (August 22, 1913 – June 18, 2019) was an American animator, artist and actor.

Early life

Milton Quon was born in

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, to Ng Quan Ying and Wong Shee Quon, Chinese immigrants. He was the eldest and only son, with seven younger sisters. After graduating from Polytechnic High School in 1932, he attended Frank Wiggins Trade School (now

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) and Los Angeles Junior College (now

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), where he earned his Associate of Arts degree. In 1936, he won a scholarship to

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(now

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), from which he graduated in 1939.

Career

Quon started working for the

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in 1939. Among his credits include ''

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'' and ''

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''. He worked as an illustrator for

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during

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. After World War II, he returned to Walt Disney Studios in 1946, heading publicity for three years. From 1951-63, he became the first Chinese American art director at a national advertising agency, BBDO. In 1964, he joined the Sealright Company, a packaging firm, as a Senior Design Artist, where he remained until his retirement in 1980. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Quon appeared as an actor in such films as ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

* 1940: ''

'' - Visual effects artist (uncredited). * 1941: ''

'' - Visual effects artist (uncredited). * 1994: ''

'' - Additional bus passenger #2. * 1998: ''

'' - Korean clerk. * 2000: ''The Cat Killers'' - Chinese Mafia Boss.

Personal life

In 1944, Quon married Peggy Wong. They had four children: sons: Timothy (died 2021), Michael, and Jeffrey, and daughter Sherrill. Quon

turned 100 A centenarian is a person who has reached the age of 100. Because life expectancies at birth worldwide are well below 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. The United Nations estimated that there were 316,600 living centenarian ...

in August 2013. He died on June 18, 2019, at his home in

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, aged 105."Milton Quon, Disney Animator on 'Fantasia' and 'Dumbo', Dies at 105"
Hollywoodreporter.com. Accessed October 7, 2022.

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