Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
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Jul 9, 2002 · July 9, 2002 12 AM PT. SPECIAL TO THE TIMES. 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...
Ward Kimball. Legends Award Category: Animation, Imagineering. Year Inducted: 1989. While some Disney animators sought to touch the hearts of audiences, Ward Kimball sought to astound. As he once explained to a reporter, “Old Wardie got into audience’s hearts his own way. He made them laugh.”
Jul 10, 2002 · 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...
Ward Walrath Kimball (March 4, 1914 – July 8, 2002) was an American animator employed by Walt Disney Animation Studios. He was part of Walt Disney 's main team of animators, known collectively as Disney's Nine Old Men. His films have been honored with two Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film.
Feb 4, 2015 · Ward Kimball was nothing short of a renaissance man, with as many passions and talents as the many characters he animated. This past year, we celebrated the centennial of Ward’s birth. The world has had 100 years of Ward Kimball, and though he passed away in 2002, his influence and spirit remain in a multitude of legacies.
Apr 14, 2024 · A cademy Award winning animator Ward Kimball was one of Walt Disney's. Nine Old Men (a team of animators & directors who created the studio's. famous early work). A "modern-day Renaissance man," he was probably the most individual and unique member of the famed group of elite Disney animators -
Feb 25, 2015 · As Walt Disney proclaims in the featured audio clip from the famed Pete Martin interview, " [Ward Kimball] is a terrific artist. He gets a lot of feeling…and of course he has a terrific sense of humor about everything.” The range of Ward’s art was as limitless as his imagination.
