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Ken Anderson(1909-1993)

  • Animation Department
  • Writer
  • Art Department
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Ken Anderson in Redefining the Line: The Making of One Hundred and One Dalmatians (2008)
Ken Anderson was born on 17 March 1909 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was a writer, known for Cinderella (1950), Robin Hood (1973) and The Aristocats (1970). He was previously married to Polly Anderson. He died on 13 December 1993 in La Cañada Flintridge, California, USA.
BornMarch 17, 1909
DiedDecember 13, 1993(84)
BornMarch 17, 1909
DiedDecember 13, 1993(84)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination

Known for

Cinderella (1950)
Cinderella
7.3
  • Writer(as Kenneth Anderson)
  • 1950
Peter Ustinov, Brian Bedford, Pat Buttram, Ken Curtis, Andy Devine, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Carole Shelley, and Terry-Thomas in Robin Hood (1973)
Robin Hood
7.5
  • Animation Department(uncredited)
  • 1973
Scatman Crothers, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Pat Buttram, Dean Clark, Gary Dubin, Liz English, Phil Harris, Lord Tim Hudson, George Lindsey, Roddy Maude-Roxby, Thurl Ravenscroft, Vito Scotti, and Paul Winchell in The Aristocats (1970)
The Aristocats
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1970
Sterling Holloway, George Sanders, Sebastian Cabot, Phil Harris, Clint Howard, J. Pat O'Malley, Louis Prima, and Bruce Reitherman in The Jungle Book (1967)
The Jungle Book
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1967

Credits

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Animation Department

  • DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues
    • layout artist
    • Video
    • 1984
  • DTV: Golden Oldies (1984)
    DTV: Golden Oldies
    • layout artist
    • Video
    • 1984
  • DTV: Pop & Rock
    • layout artist
    • Video
    • 1984
  • Charlie Callas and Sean Marshall in Pete's Dragon (1977)
    Pete's Dragon
    • character designer (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Peter Ustinov, Brian Bedford, Pat Buttram, Ken Curtis, Andy Devine, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Carole Shelley, and Terry-Thomas in Robin Hood (1973)
    Robin Hood
    • character designer (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Angela Lansbury, Dal McKennon, Cindy O'Callaghan, Roy Snart, Ian Weighill, and Lennie Weinrib in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
    Bedknobs and Broomsticks
    • character designer
    • 1971
  • The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    • layout artist
    • TV Series
    • 1956–1958
  • Barbara Luddy and Larry Roberts in Lady and the Tramp (1955)
    Lady and the Tramp
    • layout
    • 1955
  • Mel Blanc, June Foray, Kathryn Beaumont, Tony Butala, Paul Collins, Hans Conried, Bobby Driscoll, Robert Ellis, Connie Hilton, Margaret Kerry, Tommy Luske, John Wilder, Jeffrey Silver, Stuffy Singer, and Anne Whitfield in Peter Pan (1953)
    Peter Pan
    • layout artist
    • 1953
  • Mel Blanc, Sterling Holloway, Heather Angel, Kathryn Beaumont, Lucille Bliss, Jerry Colonna, Pinto Colvig, Verna Felton, Larry Grey, Richard Haydn, Joseph Kearns, Bill Lee, Queenie Leonard, Doris Lloyd, Tommy Luske, James MacDonald, Marni Nixon, J. Pat O'Malley, Thurl Ravenscroft, Max Smith, Bill Thompson, Dink Trout, Ed Wynn, Norma Zimmer, The Mellowmen Quartet, and Bob Hamlin in Alice in Wonderland (1951)
    Alice in Wonderland
    • color and styling
    • layout artist (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
    Fun and Fancy Free
    • layout (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Song of the South (1946)
    Song of the South
    • lead cartoon art director (as Kenneth Anderson)
    • 1946
  • The Story of Menstruation (1946)
    The Story of Menstruation
    • layout artist (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1946
  • Pedro (1943)
    Pedro
    • layout artist
    • Short
    • 1943
  • Figaro and Cleo (1943)
    Figaro and Cleo
    • layout artist (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1943

Writer

  • Jim Cummings in Animated StoryBook: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1995)
    Animated StoryBook: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
    • original adaptation
    • Video Game
    • 1995
  • DTV Monster Hits (1987)
    DTV Monster Hits
    • stories
    • TV Movie
    • 1987
  • DTV 'Doggone' Valentine (1987)
    DTV 'Doggone' Valentine
    • stories
    • TV Movie
    • 1987
  • DTV Valentine (1986)
    DTV Valentine
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1986
  • DTV: Golden Oldies (1984)
    DTV: Golden Oldies
    • story
    • Video
    • 1984
  • Disney's Halloween Treat (1982)
    Disney's Halloween Treat
    • stories
    • Video
    • 1982
  • Wil Wheaton, John Carradine, Dom DeLuise, Derek Jacobi, Hermione Baddeley, Elizabeth Hartman, and Arthur Malet in The Secret of NIMH (1982)
    The Secret of NIMH
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1982
  • Eva Gabor, Joe Flynn, Jim Jordan, James MacDonald, Bob Newhart, and Geraldine Page in The Rescuers (1977)
    The Rescuers
    • story
    • 1977
  • Sterling Holloway, John Fiedler, Clint Howard, Barbara Luddy, Junius Matthews, Howard Morris, Hal Smith, Jon Walmsley, Paul Winchell, and Ralph Wright in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
    • story
    • 1977
  • Peter Ustinov, Brian Bedford, Pat Buttram, Ken Curtis, Andy Devine, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Carole Shelley, and Terry-Thomas in Robin Hood (1973)
    Robin Hood
    • based on: character and story conceptions by
    • story sequences
    • 1973
  • Angela Lansbury, Dal McKennon, Cindy O'Callaghan, Roy Snart, Ian Weighill, and Lennie Weinrib in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
    Bedknobs and Broomsticks
    • animation story (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Scatman Crothers, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Pat Buttram, Dean Clark, Gary Dubin, Liz English, Phil Harris, Lord Tim Hudson, George Lindsey, Roddy Maude-Roxby, Thurl Ravenscroft, Vito Scotti, and Paul Winchell in The Aristocats (1970)
    The Aristocats
    • story
    • 1970
  • Sterling Holloway, George Sanders, Sebastian Cabot, Phil Harris, Clint Howard, J. Pat O'Malley, Louis Prima, and Bruce Reitherman in The Jungle Book (1967)
    The Jungle Book
    • story
    • 1967
  • Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)
    Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
    • story
    • Short
    • 1966
  • The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1954

Art Department

  • Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
    Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
    • story sketches
    • 1989
  • Dumbo's Circus (1985)
    Dumbo's Circus
    • character designer
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Charlie Callas and Sean Marshall in Pete's Dragon (1977)
    Pete's Dragon
    • animation art director
    • 1977
  • Peter Ustinov, Brian Bedford, Pat Buttram, Ken Curtis, Andy Devine, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Carole Shelley, and Terry-Thomas in Robin Hood (1973)
    Robin Hood
    • storyboard artist (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Fess Parker in Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
    Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier
    • special art work
    • 1955
  • The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    • special art work
    • TV Series
    • 1954–1955
  • Sterling Holloway, Joaquin Garay, Dora Luz, Aurora Miranda, Carmen Molina, and Clarence Nash in The Three Caballeros (1944)
    The Three Caballeros
    • art supervisor (as Kenneth Anderson)
    • 1944

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Kenneth Anderson
  • Born
    • March 17, 1909
    • Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • December 13, 1993
    • La Cañada Flintridge, California, USA(stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Polly Anderson1934 - December 13, 1993 (his death, 3 children)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    A graduate with a degree in architecture, he began film work at MGM but joined Walt Disney (who would refer to him as his 'Jack of all Trades') to animated Silly Symphonies cartoons. He excelled as a background/layout artist and was soon promoted to art director for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, and The Reluctant Dragon. He created Shere Khan for The Jungle Book and was influential in the production design for Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, and The Aristocats. He retired from animation in 1978, though contributing to Walt Disney Imagineering projects at Epcot.
  • Quotes
    [speaking about his last conversation with Walt Disney] He came into my office and was so glad and grateful to see him and I said, 'Gosh it's good to see you Walt' and he said, 'Ken it's sure good to be here'. And then he looked at me penetratingly with his eyes. He didn't say anything but I could tell he was forgiving me for that thing I had done on One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961). That was it. The next day he was gone.

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