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Ward Kimball (1914–2002)

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Ward Kimball joined Disney Studios in 1934 as an animator. He eventually became involved in all aspects of animation production, most notably as the designer of Jiminy Cricket for the film "Pinnochio." He was also responsible for the redesign of Mickey Mouse. Walt Disney recognized Kimball's achievements by making him one of the "Nine Old Men"... See full bio »

Born:

Ward Walrath Kimball
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Died:

(age 88) in Arcadia, California, USA
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1980 Mickey Mouse Disco (short) (animator)
 
1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks (animation director)
 
1970 Bongo (short) (directing animator)
 
1967 Scrooge McDuck and Money (short) (animator)
 
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (animator - 8 episodes, 1956-1966) (animation director - 1 episode, 1964)
– Music for Everybody (1966) (animator)
– Disneyland Goes to the World's Fair (1964) (animation director)
– The Truth About Mother Goose/Mickey and the Beanstalk (1963) (animator)
– Man Is His Own Worst Enemy (1962) (animator)
– Magic and Music (1958) (animator)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1964 Mary Poppins (animator)
 
1953 Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom (short) (animator)
 
1953 Melody (short) (animator)
 
1953 Peter Pan (directing animator)
 
1951 Alice in Wonderland (directing animator: / "Tweedledee and Tweedledum", "Cheshire Cat", "Mad Hatter", "The March Hare", "The Walrus" - uncredited)
 
1950 Cinderella (directing animator)
 
1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (directing animator)
 
1949 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (short) (animator)
 
1948 Melody Time (directing animator)
 
1948 Pecos Bill (short) (animator)
 
1948 Blame It on the Samba (short) (animator)
 
1947 Fun & Fancy Free (directing animator)
 
1946 The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met (short) (animator)
 
1946 Peter and the Wolf (short) (animator)
 
1946 Make Mine Music (animator)
 
1944 The Three Caballeros (animator)
 
1943 Chicken Little (short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1943 Reason and Emotion (short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1943 Victory Vehicles (short) (animator)
 
1943 Victory Through Air Power (documentary) (animator)
 
1943 Education for Death (short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1943 The Spirit of '43 (documentary short) (animator)
 
1943 Pedro (short) (animator)
 
1942 How to Play Baseball (short) (animator)
 
1942 Saludos Amigos (short) (animator)
 
1942 Mickey's Birthday Party (short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1942 Boys Anti-Tank Rifle (documentary short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1941 Dumbo (animation director)
 
1941 The Nifty Nineties (short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1941 The Little Whirlwind (short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1941 The Reluctant Dragon (animator)
 
1940 Fantasia (animation supervisor - segment "The Pastoral Symphony")
 
1940 Pinocchio (animation director, supervising animator: "Jiminy Cricket" - uncredited)
 
1939 The Autograph Hound (short) (animator)
 
1938 Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1938 Ferdinand the Bull (short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (animator)
 
1937 Woodland Café (short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1936 More Kittens (short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1936 Toby Tortoise Returns (short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1936 Elmer Elephant (short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1935 The Tortoise and the Hare (short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1934 The Goddess of Spring (short) (inbetween artist - uncredited)
 
1934 Servants' Entrance (animator - uncredited)
 
1934 Orphan's Benefit (short) (inbetween artist - uncredited)
 
1934 The Wise Little Hen (short) (inbetween artist - uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (11 titles)
1955-1972 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
– Dad, Can I Borrow the Car (1972)
– It's Tough to Be a Bird (1970)
– Pacifically Peeking (1968)
– Man on Wheels (1967) (sequence director)
– Inside Outer Space (1963) (sequence director)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1971 The Mouse Factory (TV series)
 
1970 Dad... Can I Borrow the Car? (TV short)
 
1969 It's Tough to Be a Bird (documentary short)
 
1968 The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show
 
1968/II Escalation (short)
 
1959 Eyes in Outer Space (documentary short)
 
1957 Cosmic Capers (documentary short)
 
1956 3D Jamboree (short) (segment "Melody")
 
1953 Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom (short)
 
1953 Melody (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (7 titles)
1971 The Mouse Factory (TV series)
 
1955-1970 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
– It's Tough to Be a Bird (1970) (writer)
– Babes in Toyland: Part 2 (1969) (writer)
– Babes in Toyland: Part 1 (1969) (writer)
– Mars and Beyond (1957) (story)
– Man and the Moon (1955) (written by)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1969 It's Tough to Be a Bird (documentary short) (story)
 
1961 Babes in Toyland (screenplay)
 
1959 Eyes in Outer Space (documentary short) (written by)
 
1957 Cosmic Capers (documentary short) (written by)
 
1936 Toby Tortoise Returns (short) (story - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
1955-1972 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (producer - 5 episodes)
– Dad, Can I Borrow the Car (1972) (producer)
– Magic Highway U.S.A. (1958) (producer)
– Mars and Beyond (1957) (producer)
– Man and the Moon (1955) (producer)
– Man in Space (1955) (producer)
 
1971 The Mouse Factory (TV series) (producer)
 
1970 Dad... Can I Borrow the Car? (TV short) (producer)
 
1959 Eyes in Outer Space (documentary short) (producer)
 
1957 Cosmic Capers (documentary short) (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (7 titles)
2001 Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (TV documentary) (footage courtesy of)
 
1995 Frank and Ollie (documentary) (caricaturist)
 
1987 Sport Goofy in Soccermania (short) (consultant - uncredited)
 
1971 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (special material - 1 episode)
– Disney on Parade (1971) (special material)
 
1971 The Million Dollar Duck (title designer)
 
1967 The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (title designer)
 
1966 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series) (sculptures - 1 episode)
– The Pop Art Affair (1966) (sculptures)
 
Show ShowActor (4 titles)
1995 Mickey: Reelin' Through the Years (TV movie)
 
1988 The Wizard of Speed and Time
The IRS Chief
 
1950 Hit Parade of 1951
Jazz Musician (uncredited)
 
1941 The Nifty Nineties (short)
Ward (voice) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1990 Alice (writer: "Southern Comfort" 1949)
 
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
2002 Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2001 Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All (video documentary short) (thanks)
 
2001 Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (TV documentary) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
2000 The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature (video documentary) (thanks)
 
1997 The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' (video documentary short) (special thanks: for sharing their memories)
 
1997 You Can Fly!: The Making of Walt Disney's Masterpiece 'Peter Pan' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1985 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (24 titles)
2001 Mickey Mouse in Living Color (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature (video documentary)
Himself - Disney Animator
 
2000 A Wish Came True: The Making of 'Pinocchio' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' (video documentary short)
Himself - Directing Animator
 
1994 The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992-1996 Tracks Ahead (TV series documentary)
Himself - Host
– Episode #2.1 (1993) … Himself - Host
– Episode #2.10 (1993) … Himself - Host
– Episode #2.11 (1993) … Himself - Host
– Episode #2.12 (1993) … Himself - Host
– Episode #2.13 (1993) … Himself - Host
See all 13 episodes »
 
1990 Celebrating Walt Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': The One That Started It All (TV documentary)
Himself (voice) (also archive footage)
 
1989 It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story (TV movie)
Himself - Animator
 
1988 Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1984-1985 The Disney Family Album (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Voice Actors (1985) … Himself
– Ward Kimball (1984) … Himself
 
1985 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1954-1981 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Himself
– Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life (1981) … Himself
– Where Do the Stories Come From? (1956) … Himself
– Man and the Moon (1955) … Himself
– Man in Space (1955) … Himself
– Cavalcade of Songs (1955) … Himself
See all 6 episodes »
 
1977 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 28 July 1977 (1977) … Himself - Guest
 
1973 Walt Disney: A Golden Anniversary Salute (TV special)
Himself
 
1970 The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Animated Short Film
 
1962 Jazz Scene USA (TV series)
Himself - Musician (as The Firehouse Five Plus Two)
 
1955 Dateline: Disneyland (TV special documentary)
Himself (as Firehouse Five Plus Two)
 
1954 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.1 (1954) … Himself (as The Firehouse Five Plus Two)
 
1954 You Bet Your Life (TV series)
Himself - Contestant
– Episode #4.27 (1954) … Himself - Contestant
 
1953 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
– Episode #6.22 (1953)
 
1950 One Hour in Wonderland (TV special)
Himself - Firehouse Five Plus Two
 
1950 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
Himself - Jazz Musician
– Episode #1.28 (1950) … Himself - Jazz Musician (as The Firehouse Five Plus 2)
 
1941 The Reluctant Dragon
Himself (Goofy animator)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2009 The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
2001 Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All (video documentary short)
Himself - Disney Animator
 
1996 Walt Disney World Explorer (Video Game)
Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Produced and directed "Escalation" in 1968, an independent animated anti-war short. See more »

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Alternate Names:

The Firehouse Five Plus 2 | The Firehouse Five Plus Two | Firehouse Five Plus Two
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Personal Quote:

(About his youth and working for Walt Disney) "We thought we were always going to be 21 years old. We thought we would always be putting goldfish in the bottled drinking water, balancing cups of water on the light fixtures, changing the labels on cans of sauerkraut juice. We were 21 years old, Walt was 30, leading the pack. Working there was more fun than any job I could ever imagine." See more »

Trivia:

Father of John Kimball, Kelly Kimball and Chloe. See more »

Trademark:

Often animated the more humorous and occasionally cartoony characters such as The Mice in Cinderella See more »

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