Ward Kimball

Personal Info

Birthday

March 4, 1914

Day of Death

2002-07-08

(88 years old)

Place of Birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

Ward Walrath Kimball

Ward Kimball

Biography

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.

Known For

The Pixar Story

The Reluctant Dragon

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

The Wizard of Speed and Time

The Nifty Nineties

It's Tough to Be a Bird

Filmography

2022
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
as Self - Disney Animator (archive footage)
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
as Himself (Archive Footage)
2007
The Pixar Story
as Ward Kimball (archive footage)
2005
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
as Self (archive footage)
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
as Self (Archive Footage)
The Cinderella That Almost Was
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
as Ward Kimball (archive footage)
2000
A Wish Came True: The Making of 'Pinocchio'
as Himself
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
as Self
1997
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
as Self
1993
Pinocchio: The Making of a Masterpiece
as Self
1989
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
as Self
The Wizard of Speed and Time
as The IRS Chief
1988
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
as Self
1981
Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life
as Self
1969
It's Tough to Be a Bird
as Bird Fancier
1959
Disneyland '59
as Self
1956
Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?
as Self
1955
Man and the Moon
as Self (uncredited)
Man in Space
as Self
1951
Operation Wonderland
as Self
1950
One Hour in Wonderland
as Self - Firehouse Five Plus Two
1941
The Nifty Nineties
as Ward (voice) (uncredited)
The Reluctant Dragon
as Ward Kimball