Ward Kimball
While Kimball was a brilliant draftsman, he preferred to work on comical characters rather than realistic human designs. Animating came easily to him and he was constantly looking to do things differently. Because of this, Walt Disney called Ward a genius in the book The Story Of Walt Disney. While there were many talented animators at Disney, Ward's efforts stand out as especially unique.Kimball created several classic Disney characters including the Crows in Dumbo; Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland; the Mice and Lucifer the Cat from Cinderella; and Jiminy Cricket fromPinocchio. He also animated the famous "Three Caballeros" musical number from the Disney film of the same name.In 1953, Kimball became a director and was responsible for the Academy Award-winning short Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom, and three Disney television shows about outer space that put the United States into the space program. He received anAcademy Award for the short animated cartoon It's Tough to Be a Bird.Ward Kimball was profiled by the Academy Award-winning producer Jerry Fairbanks in his Paramount Pictures film short series Unusual Occupations. This 35mm Magnacolor film short was released theatrically in 1944 and focused on Kimball's backyard railroad and full sized locomotive.Kimball was also a jazz trombonist. He founded and led the seven-piece Dixieland band Firehouse Five Plus Two, in which he played trombone. The band made at least 13 LP records and toured clubs, college campuses and jazz festivals from the 1940s to early 1970s. Kimball once said that Walt Disney permitted the second career as long as it did not interfere with his animation work.Kimball continued to work at Disney up until the early 1970s, working on the Disney anthology television series, being one of the writers for Babes in Toyland, creating animation for Mary Poppins, directing the animation for Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and working on titles for feature films such as The Adventures Of Bullwhip Griffin and Million Dollar Duck. His last staff work for Disney was producing and directing the Disney TV show The Mouse Factory. He continued to do various projects on his own, even returning to Disney to do some publicity tours. Additionally, Kimball worked on an attraction for Disney's EPCOT Center called The World Of Motion.
Fotos
Filme (80)
Micky: Die Geschichte einer Maus
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Apollo: Missionen zum Mond
2019 · Self - Disney Animator (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2010 · Self (archive footage)
Das Making Of von Pinocchio: Auf der Leinwand zum Leben erweckt
2009 · Self (Archive Footage)
Die Pixar Story
2007 · Ward Kimball (archive footage)
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
2005 · Self (Archive Footage)
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
2005 · Self (archive footage)
The Cinderella That Almost Was
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004 · Ward Kimball (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Wish Came True: The Making of 'Pinocchio'
2000 · Himself
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000 · Self
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
1997 · Self
Pinocchio: The Making of a Masterpiece
1993 · Self
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
1989 · Self
The Wizard of Speed and Time
1989 · The IRS Chief
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988 · Self – Interviewee
DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues
1984 · Director
Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life
1981 · Self
From Fantasia to Fantasyland
1978 · self
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971 · Animation Director
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
1970 · Producer, Director
It's Tough to Be a Bird
1969 · Bird Fancier, Director, Writer, Producer
The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show
1968 · Director
Pacifically Peeking
1968 · Animation
Escalation
1968 · Director
A Salute to Alaska
1967 · Animation Director
Scrooge McDuck and Money
1967 · Animation
Mary Poppins
1964 · Animation
Fly With Von Drake
1963 · Animation
Babes in Toyland
1961 · Writer
Eyes in Outer Space
1959 · Director, Producer, Writer
Disneyland '59
1959 · Self
Mars and Beyond
1957 · Director
Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?
1956 · Self
Man and the Moon
1955 · Self (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer
Man in Space
1955 · Self, Director, Writer, Producer
The Disneyland Story
1954 · Self
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
1953 · Director, Animation
Melody
1953 · Director, Animation
Peter Pan
1953 · Animation, Animation Director
Alice in Wonderland
1951 · Animation
Operation Wonderland
1951 · Self
One Hour in Wonderland
1950 · Self - Firehouse Five Plus Two
Cinderella
1950 · Animation Director
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949 · Animation, Animation Director
Pecos Bill
1948 · Animation
Melody Time
1948 · Animation
Fun and Fancy Free
1947 · Animation Director
Willie the Operatic Whale
1946 · Animation
Peter and the Wolf
1946 · Animation
Hockey Homicide
1945 · Animation
The Three Caballeros
1944 · Animation
The Pelican and the Snipe
1944 · Animation
Chicken Little
1943 · Animation
Reason and Emotion
1943 · Animation
Victory Vehicles
1943 · Animation
Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi
1943 · Animation
The Spirit of '43
1943 · Animation
How to Play Baseball
1942 · Animation
Dumbo
1941 · Animation Director
The Nifty Nineties
1941 · Ward (voice) (uncredited), Animation
The Reluctant Dragon
1941 · Ward Kimball, Animation
The Little Whirlwind
1941 · Animation
Fantasia
1940 · Animation
Pinocchio
1940 · Animation, Animation Director
The Autograph Hound
1939 · Animation
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
1938 · Animation
Ferdinand the Bull
1938 · Animation
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938 · Animation
Woodland Café
1937 · Animation
More Kittens
1936 · Animation
Toby Tortoise Returns
1936 · Animation
Elmer Elephant
1936 · Animation Production Assistant
Pluto's Judgement Day
1935 · Animation
The Tortoise and the Hare
1935 · Animation Production Assistant
The Goddess of Spring
1934 · Animation Production Assistant
Mickey Plays Papa
1934 · Animation Production Assistant
Orphan's Benefit
1934 · Animation
The Wise Little Hen
1934 · Animation
The Hot Choc-late Soldiers
1934 · Animation Production Assistant
