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- 3
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- Art afterpieces
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Film & TV
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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…
Known for
- Mickey: The Story of a Mouse — Self (archive footage)2022
- Apollo: Missions to the Moon — Self - Disney Animator (archive footage)2019
- Waking Sleeping Beauty — Self (archive footage)2009
- The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached — Self (Archive Footage)2009
- The Pixar Story — Ward Kimball (archive footage)2007
- From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men — Self (Archive Footage)2005
- The Cinderella That Almost Was — Self (archive footage)2005
- From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella — Self (archive footage)2005
- Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 — Ward Kimball (archive footage) (uncredited)2004
- A Wish Came True: The Making of 'Pinocchio' — Himself2000
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1914-03-04
- Active to
- 2002-07-08
jazz
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 29
- Total plays
- 47
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Disney's Nine Old Men
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Minneapolis
- Place of death
- Arcadia
- Occupation
- television director
- Employer
- The Walt Disney Company
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Inkpot Award
- Student of
- Hamilton Luske
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trombone
- Image
- Ward Kimball, 1976.jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- date of birth
- 1914-03-04
- date of death
- 2002-07-08
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Ward Kimball
- nominated for
- BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film
- member of
- Firehouse Five Plus Two
- start of work period
- 1935-00-00
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