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He instilled life to diverse Disney characters, such as Mickey Mouse, Jiminy Cricket, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, and Tweedledee and Tweedledum. Kimball attended the Santa Barbara School of the Arts in order to become a painter and illustrator.
Oct 22, 2019 · Animator Ward Kimball speaks about the evolution of Jiminy Cricket (from The South Bank Show, 1988)
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Sep 28, 2016 · According to story artist Joe Grant, Walt Disney came to the idea that he wanted the cricket to be a conscience for Pinocchio. Walt went to veteran animator, Ward Kimball, with the assignment of Jiminy Cricket.
Jan 3, 2021 · Today we explore the life of Ward Kimball, an amazing animator, and member of the Nine Old Men who is behind a ton of classic Disney characters, including Jiminy Cricket. ...more.
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Ward Kimball, a Disney animator who created Jiminy Cricket, updated Mickey Mouse and brought the crows to life in a famous scene in ''Dumbo,'' died on Monday in Arcadia, Calif. He was 88 and...
Jul 9, 2002 · Ward Kimball, the most colorful and eccentric of the Nine Old Men, the key group of Disney artists whose work set the standard by which all animation is judged, died Monday at Arcadia Methodist...
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The character was designed by Ward Kimball, who had been very disappointed and was about to leave the Disney studio when much of the work he did for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was cut from the final version of that film. However, Walt Disney persuaded him to stay by giving him the assignment of supervising the animation of Jiminy Cricket.
