Doug Crane
After graduating from Eastchester High School in Eastchester, New York, Doug Crane got a job at Terrytoons in 1957, which was located at New Rochelle, New York. Crane took a break from animating during the beginning of his animation career and went to the United States Army in 1958. During his time with the army, he became a cartoonist and created a comic strip that ran in the military newspaper called Tiptoe and Timber. Other things he did while in the army include illustrating recruitment pamphlets, creating and painting floats for base parades, and painting signage for the White Sands Proving Grounds.
