Donald Duck Coloring Pages

We will see interesting coloring pages with Donald Duck and his friends. We will meet him and a group of his fanastic friends. We will be able to print them all at once or if you prefer each one separately. A lot of pictures are sent to us and we need some time to accept them all.

Donald Duck - commonly known as Duck - is an animated character created by Walt Disney as a similar character to Mickey Mouse. His screen debut was in The Wise Little Hen on June 9, 1934.His most dominant feature is his fiery temper, which is mainly expressed through explosive tantrums expressed by his quacking . Duck's anger is very often due to his exceptional bad luck, although his misfortunes are often the result of his own arrogance as well as greed.

Donald gained recognition in his second appearance in The Orphan's Benevolence and quickly became a mainstay of Disney short films. Animators and artists also took a liking to stories featuring Donald Duck, as the character could exhibit more negative traits that Mickey or the happy-go-lucky Goofy could not. Beginning with the 1937 film Don Donald, he earned his own cartoon series that featured characters such as his girlfriend Daisy Duck and nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie.

Donald has starred in over 190 films, and has appeared in more theatrical films than any other Disney character. Several of his cartoons have been honored with Academy Awards. Part of Donald's popularity can be attributed to his long-running comic book series, which were created under the guidance of such well-known artists as Ted Osborne, Al Taliaferro, Carl Barks and Don Rosa. The stories feature Donald living in the town of Duckburg and have been popular with generations of readers around the world.

The voice of Donald Duck

Since the character was inspired by the voice of Clarence Nash, he was asked to voice Donald in 1934 and did so until 1983. Unfortunately, in 1983 Clarence wanted to retire as Donald Duck, so he trained Tony Anselmo, a Disney artist, to speak as the character. This was a complicated task because the "duck voice" is quite difficult to hear and takes months of training to perfect.

Trivia

1) The character traits of our hero were created to balance out the traits of Mickey Mouse who is nice and likable so Walt Disney decided that he needed someone who is imperfect and more negative. It was this imperfect nature that attracted him to people around the world and made him such a popular Disney character.

2) Donald Duck has a middle name - There aren't many Disney characters with middle names, but he has his own, not everyone knows what the character's whole name is. His full name is Donald Fauntleroy Duck.

3) World War II moved into fairy tales - which is exactly what happened in this case, where Donald took part in many short episodes related to World War II from 1942 to 1944 - so we have practically 2 whole years. He joined the American Army where he expressed his appreciation for it and its soldiers. The episodes can be found so far, and they are: There were six of them and they are titled: "Donald gets drafted", "The Disappearing Private", "The Sky Soldier", "Fall", "The Old Army Game" and "Duck Commando".

4) Sports Team Mascot - The creator of the character decided to strike a deal with Oregon athletic director Leo Harris, which resulted in Donald Duck becoming the mascot of the University of Oregon Fighting Ducks. Many different types of fun, games and other sporting goods associated with this academic sports team were created with this character.

5) Conscription to the German army - one of the cartoons tells the story of our cartoon companion, who had a dream that he became a German soldier. The title of this cartoon is: "Der Feuhrer's Face", also known as "Donald Duck in Nutziland". - Of course it's just a bad dream, but how true for him - you will see it in this episode of the fairy tale if only you decide to watch.