Ward Kimball

Ward Kimball was born on Mar 04, 1914 in USA. Ward Kimball's big-screen debut came with The Hot Choc-late Soldiers directed by Walt Disney in 1934. Ward Kimball is known for Robin Hood directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, Roger Miller stars as Allan-a-Dale - The Rooster and Peter Ustinov as Prince John - A Lion. Ward Kimball has got 3 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Ward Kimball achieved is Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Awards. The upcoming new movie Ward Kimball plays is Robin Hood which will be released on Nov 08, 1973.

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 "Pinocchio." 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", Disney's semi-official group of advisors. Kimball retired from Disney in 1972, but still maintained ties with the studio. He joined other leading Disney animators in 1978 for a whistle-stop tour to promote Mickey Mouse's 50th birthday. In addition to animation, Kimball was both an avid musician and train enthusiast. In 1948 he formed the Firehouse Five Plus Two, a Dixieland jazz band composed of fellow Disney employees. He also maintained a full-sized train and tracks at his home in California, and was a past president of the Train Collectors Association. Not only did his love of trains get him the job of designing the World of Motion display at EPCOT, it also got another train collector started--Walt Disney himself. Kimball received many honors during his lifetime, and in 1989 was named a Disney Legend.