History Creator / WardKimball

Eventually, Kimball became a director in his own right, earning the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAnimatedShortFilm for just his second film, ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresInMusicDuology Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom]]''. Despite the acclaim his films had gotten, Walt disliked their UPA-esque stylized animation and demoted Kimball back to animator until the mid-60’s, where he created more hilarious and experimental shorts, culminating in a second Animated Short Oscar for ''WesternAnimation/ItsToughToBeABird''. He retired from Disney in 1973, but worked as an Imagineer for attractions at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks EPCOT]] in the 80’s.

** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iVf0pPHvjc Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom]]'' - The first cartoon created in [[WidescreenShot CinemaScope]], winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short and ranked #29 on The50GreatestCartoons.

Initially wanting to become a painter, Kimball joined Disney in 1934 as an inbetweener, eventually working his way up to a regular animator by 1936. After working on many WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies and WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse shorts, he graduated to working on feature-length efforts. Because two fully-animated sequences of his in ''WesternAnimation/{{Snow White|AndTheSevenDwarves}}'' were cut, Walt gave him the task of designing and animating Jiminy Cricket in ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}''.

Initially wanting to become a painter, Kimball joined Disney in 1934 as an inbetweener, eventually working his way up to a regular animator by 1936. After working on many WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies and WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse shorts, he graduated to working on feature-length efforts. Because two fully-animated sequences of his in ''[[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves Snow White]]'' were cut, Walt gave him the task of designing and animating Jiminy Cricket in ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}''.

Jimmy became the first of many star characters Kimball animated and supervised, which include the crows in ''Disney/{{Dumbo}}'', the title song in ''Disney/TheThreeCaballeros'', Jaq, Gus and Lucifer in ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}'', at least half of the characters in ''Disney/AliceInWonderland'', and many more.

* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves'': The Soup Eating Sequence ([[http://mentalfloss.com/article/88595/watch-lost-soup-sequence-snow-white-and-seven-dwarfs scenes deleted]]), Vultures
* ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}'': Jiminy Cricket
* ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}'': Bacchus and Jacchus
* ''Disney/{{Dumbo}}'': The Crows (When I See an Elephant Fly), Casey Junior, and a few short scenes of Dumbo and Timothy
* ''Disney/TheThreeCaballeros'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R53S0VHQ1s The Title Song]]
* ''Disney/MakeMineMusic'': Peter, The Wolf, Sasha, Sonia, Ivan, The Hunters, and Willy The Whale
* ''Disney/MelodyTime'': Pecos Bill, Widowmaker, desert animals, and bandits
* ''Disney/FunAndFancyFree'': Bongo, Lumpjaw, Lulabelle, Bird, and a few early scenes of Mickey, Donald, and Goofy
* ''Disney/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad'': Train Chase, Ichabod Crane & his horse
* ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}'': Lucifer, Jaq, Gus and the Mice
* ''Disney/AliceInWonderland'': The White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, March Hare, The Doormouse, Cheshire Cat, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Walrus and the Carpenter, the Oysters
* ''Disney/PeterPan'': John, Michael, The Lost Boys, Indian Chief, Indians, and a few short scenes of Captain Hook

By far the strangest of the Nine Old Men, Ward’s work is noted for it’s bounciness, sharp comic timing and detailed character acting that keeps inspiring animators to this very day. If you want to get a good glimpse of Ward’s diverse output, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBORMx3nOmY here's a reel of his Disney animation]] and then head over to the [[http://wardkimball.tumblr.com/ 365 Days of Ward Kimball]], initially a promotional tool for [[Blog/CartoonBrew Amid Amidi's]] biography of the man, but stuck in DevelopmentHell. Despite Disney putting the kibosh on the initial release, [[https://www.cartoonbrew.com/wardkimball/definitive-biography-animation-icon-ward-kimball-published-2018-152305.html Amidi's book will be released by 2019]].

* ''Disney/{{Dumbo}}'': The Crows (When I See an Elephant Fly) and Casey Junior

Ward Kimball (1914 - 2002) is best known as one of Creator/DisneysNineOldMen of animators, as well as an Oscar-winning director, writer, painter, illustrator, jazz trombonist, railroad enthusiast and Imagineer.

'''Ward Kimball''' (1914 - 2002) is best known as one of Creator/DisneysNineOldMen of animators, as well as an Oscar-winning director, writer, painter, illustrator, jazz trombonist, railroad enthusiast and Imagineer.

* RenaissanceMan: Oscar-winning animator, director of live-action and animation, gagman, screenwriter, illustrator, painter (ranging from realistic to abstract), jazz bandleader, trombone player, Imagineer, gag cartoonist, photographer, railroad historian/engineer, automotive historian, television host, collector of Americana and socialite, with friends like Creator/LouisArmstrong, Creator/SalvadorDali and Creator/RobertCrumb.

* He co-wrote the remake of ''Film/BabesInToyland''. He was originally tapped to direct, but was replaced before shooting could commence.

By far the strangest of the Nine Old Men, Ward’s work is noted for it’s bounciness, sharp comic timing and detailed character acting that keeps inspiring animators to this very day. If you want to get a good glimpse of Ward’s diverse output, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBORMx3nOmY here's a reel of his Disney animation]] and then head over to the [[http://wardkimball.tumblr.com/ 365 Days of Ward Kimball]], initially a promotional tool for [[Website/CartoonBrew Amid Amidi's]] biography of the man, but stuck in DevelopmentHell. Despite Disney putting the kibosh on the initial release, [[https://www.cartoonbrew.com/wardkimball/definitive-biography-animation-icon-ward-kimball-published-2018-152305.html Amidi's book will be released by 2019]].

* RailEnthusiast: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7Sa_DvvLYk That's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpA0-SPFrqc putting it]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_Flats_Railroad lightly.]]

* ''Disney/{{Dumbo}}'': The Crows (When I See an Elephant Fly)

By far the strangest of the Nine Old Men, Ward’s work is noted for it’s bounciness, sharp comic timing and detailed character acting that keeps inspiring animators to this very day. If you want to get a good glimpse of Ward’s diverse output, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBORMx3nOmY here's a reel of his Disney animation]] and then head over to the [[http://wardkimball.tumblr.com/ 365 Days of Ward Kimball]], initially a promotional tool for [[Website/CartoonBrew Amid Amidi's]] biography of the man, but stuck in DevelopmentHell.

* ''Asinine Alley'' - Gag cartoons for the Horseless Carriage Gazette, a magazine for pre-1916 car collectors, where Kimball experimented with collage, photography, multiple ArtShifts and humor.

* He co-wrote the remake of ''Film/BabesInToyland''.

Initially wanting to become a painter, Kimball joined Disney in 1934 as an inbetweener, eventually working his way up to a regular animator by 1936. After working on many WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies and WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse shorts, he worked on feature-length efforts. Despite two fully-animated sequences of his in ''[[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves Snow White]]'' were cut, Walt gave him the task of designing and animating Jiminy Cricket in ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}''.

Eventually, Kimball became a director in his own right, earning the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAnimatedShortFilm for just his second film, ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresInMusicDuology Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom]]''. Despite the acclaim his films had gotten, Walt disliked their UPA-esque stylized animation and demoted Kimball back to animator until the 60’s, where he created more hilarious and experimental shorts, culminating in a second Oscar for Best Animated Short for ''WesternAnimation/ItsToughToBeABird''. He retired from Disney in 1973, but worked as an Imagineer for attractions at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks EPCOT]] in the 80’s.

* RailEnthusuast: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7Sa_DvvLYk That's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpA0-SPFrqc putting it]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_Flats_Railroad lightly.]]

* ''Disney/{{Bambi}}'': Faline

** Despite being known for his bombastic, comedic animation, his work on Jiminy Cricket and Faline from ''Disney/{{Bambi}}'' prove that he could handle subtle acting and technical craftsmanship just as well as his peers.

By far the strangest of the Nine Old Men, Ward’s work is noted for it’s bounciness, sharp comic timing and detailed character acting that keeps inspiring animators to this very day. If you want to get a good glimpse of Ward’s diverse output, head over to the [[http://wardkimball.tumblr.com/ 365 Days of Ward Kimball]], initially a promotional tool for [[Website/CartoonBrew Amid Amidi's]] biography of the man, but stuck in DevelopmentHell.

* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves'': The Dwarves (scenes deleted), Vultures

* ''Disney/TheThreeCaballeros'': The Title Song

* RenaissanceMan: Oscar-winning animator, director of live-action and animation, gagman, illustrator, painter (ranging from realistic to abstract), jazz bandleader, trombone player, Imagineer, gag cartoonist, photographer, railroad historian/engineer, automotive historian, collector of Americana and socialite, with friends like Creator/LouisArmstrong, Creator/SalvadorDali and Creator/RobertCrumb.

* ArtShift: Searching through his personal work, you can see how adept Kimball was at changing up his form, going from classical Disney-style designs to realism to hyper-flat 50’s abstraction.

** Despite being known for his comedic, surrealistic animation, his work on Jiminy Cricket and Faline from ''Disney/{{Bambi}}'' prove that he could handle subtle acting and technical craftsmanship just as well as his peers.

Initially wanting to become a painter, Kimball joined Disney in 1934 as an inbetweener, eventually working his way up to a regular animator by 1936. After working on many WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies and WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse shorts, he worked on feature-length efforts. Despite two of his fully-animated sequence of his in ''[[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves Snow White]]'' were cut, Walt gave him the task of designing and animating Jiminy Cricket in ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}''.

By far the strangest of the Nine Old Men, Ward’s work is noted for it’s bounciness, sharp comic timing and detailed character acting that keeps inspiring animators to this very day. If you want to get a good glimpse of Ward’s diverse output, head over to the [[http://wardkimball.tumblr.com/ 365 Days of Ward Kimball]] Tumblr, initially a promotional tool for a biography of the man, but stuck in DevelopmentHell.

* ''Disney/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad'': Train Chase, Ichabod & his horse

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Eventually, Kimball became a director in his own right, earning the Academy Award for Best Animated Short for just his second film, ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresInMusicDuology Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom]]''. Despite the acclaim his films had gotten, Walt disliked their UPA-esque stylized animation and demoted Kimball back to animator until the 60’s, where he created more hilarious and experimental shorts, culminating in a second Oscar for Best Animated Short for ''WesternAnimation/ItsToughToBeABird''. He retired from Disney in 1973, but worked as an Imagineer for attractions at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks EPCOT]] in the 80’s.

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!!Films & Other Projects by Ward Kimball Include: