I think this is him. He was a storyboard artist on Return of The Jedi.
David Russell was born on this date in 1950. He is an African American visual storyboard artist, educator, and painter.
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"David Russell was born on this date in 1950. He is a Black visual storyboard artist, educator, and painter.
He was born in Los Angeles to James Russell, a pilot with the
Tuskegee Airmen. His grandfather, Lindsay Russell, was an LA police officer, and his uncle, Clayton Russell, was an activist LA minister. His maternal grandfather, Michael Taylor, was a
Black Seminole and a member of the only Native American nation that was never defeated by the U.S. military. Russell says these family influences filled him with courage, determination, and an unwillingness to accept a predetermined role in life.
From an early age, Russell’s imagination was stimulated by reading adventure, fantasy, science fiction, and mythology stories. He read Dumas’ "The Three Musketeers" and many other classics, and in the early 1960s, discovered the imaginative work of comic book artist Jack Kirby. As a teenager, Russell decided to become a comic book artist and began providing superhero illustrations to the escalating comic fanzine market. "
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