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Milt Kahl was an American animator and one of Disney's Nine Old Men. He worked on many classic Disney films, such as Pinocchio, Bambi, Peter Pan, and The Jungle Book, and influenced many contemporary animators.
Milt Kahl was a veteran animator from San Francisco. He became one of "Disney's Nine Old Men", a board of supervising animators who headed the production staff of the Walt Disney Animation Studios from c. 1945 to 1977.
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- San Francisco, California, USA
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- Mill Valley, California, USA
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Milton Erwin "Milt" Kahl was an American animator for the Disney studio, and one of Disney's Nine Old Men.
Kahl is often considered the finest draughtsman of the Disney animators. He would often refine the characters sketches from Bill Peet with the ideas of Ken Anderson. For many years the final look for the characters in the Disney films were designed by Kahl, in his angular style inspired by Ronald Searle and Picasso. He is revered by contemporary masters of the form, such as James Baxter, Andreas Deja, and Brad Bird, who was his protégé at Disney in the 60's. In the behind-the-scenes feature "Fine Food and Film" shown on the Ratatouille DVD, Bird referred to Kahl as "tough", but in a gentle way, as he often gave Bird advice on where he could improve in animation whenever he came up short.
•Mickey's Circus: Mickey Mouse
•Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Forest Animals, The Prince, the dwarfs dancing with Snow White
•Pinocchio: Pinocchio, Pinocchio as a real boy, some scenes of Jiminy Cricket, Gepetto in the Monstro chase sequence
•Bambi: Adult Bambi, Adult Flower, Adult Thumper
•Saludos Amigos: Donald rides a Llama sequence
•Tiger Trouble: Tiger
•Kahl's second wife, Phyllis Bounds, was the niece of Lillian Bounds, Walt Disney's wife. She would be the inspiration for his depiction of Madame Medusa.
Milt Kahl was a renowned animator for the Disney studio and one of the Nine Old Men. He designed many characters in Disney films, such as Pinocchio, Bambi, Peter Pan, and The Jungle Book, with his angular and expressive style.
Learn about Milt Kahl, a Disney Legend who was a supervising animator and a master of draftsmanship. He worked on many classic Disney features, such as Pinocchio, Bambi, and The Jungle Book.
Milt Kahl was a veteran animator and one of "Disney's Nine Old Men" who worked on many classic animated films from 1937 to 1977. He designed and animated characters such as Pinocchio, Bambi, Peter Pan, Lady, and Robin Hood.
- March 22, 1909
- April 19, 1987
Nov 3, 2017 · Watch a tribute to Milt Kahl, one of the most talented animators in Disney history, by Brad Bird and other Disney Legends. Learn more about Walt Disney's Nine Old Men and D23 2017 Gold Member Gift at D23.com.
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Learn about Milt Kahl, one of the legendary Nine Old Men who designed Pinocchio and other Disney characters. Discover his artistic talent, temperament, and influence on animation history.
