About
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. He also animated the famous "Three Caballeros" musical number from the Disney film of the same name.In 1953, Kimball became a director and was responsible for the Academy Award-winning short Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom, and three Disney television shows...
Known for
Snow White and the Seven DwarfsMovie • 1938
CinderellaMovie • 1950
Alice in WonderlandMovie • 1951
PinocchioMovie • 1940
Peter PanMovie • 1953
DumboMovie • 1941
Mary PoppinsMovie • 1964
The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1954
FantasiaMovie • 1940
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadMovie • 1949
Fun and Fancy FreeMovie • 1947
The Three CaballerosMovie • 1944
Ferdinand the BullMovie • 1938
Bedknobs and BroomsticksMovie • 1971
Melody TimeMovie • 1948
The Pixar StoryMovie • 2007
The Reluctant DragonMovie • 1941
Babes in ToylandMovie • 1961
The Wise Little HenMovie • 1934
The Tortoise and the HareMovie • 1935
Peter and the WolfMovie • 1946
How to Play BaseballMovie • 1942
The Goddess of SpringMovie • 1934
Elmer ElephantMovie • 1936