Donald Duck creator

[John Chadwick]

Rod Davidek wrote:

> Arie, Stefan and Luca wrote:
>
>  Then Clarence Nash was
> chosen in 1933 to do the voice (it's not clear whether he approached Disney
> first or if Disney contacted him after hearing him on the radio). Then the
> artists came up with their visual concepts. It was a team effort, but it
> all had to be in line with what the boss wanted.
>
>

I believe it was Clarence Nash himself (years ago on a Disney Channel special) I
once heard say that he came to Disney with the voice and the animators created a
character to match the voice.  So Nash himself had a hand in the creation.