Homer Brightman (October 1, 1901 – January 31, 1988) was an American screenwriter who worked for Walt Disney Productions, Walter Lantz Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, UPA, Larry Harmon Pictures, Cambria Productions and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. Brightman was also the original gag writer for Al Taliaferro's Donald Duck newspaper comic strip from 1938 to 1940, before Bob Karp took over. [biography from Wikipedia]
