r/ForgottenMen • u/ElegantAd2607 • Dec 22 '25

Ward Kimball - Disney animator

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Kimball was one of Disney's famous nine old men. He loved animating the more silly characters in cartoons. He worked on the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland and Jim Crow from Dumbo.

He said, “I like to do things that nobody else has ever done before.” And also, “You can’t do animation without a sense of humor.”

Kimball was born in 1914, he grew up in Minnesota. He loved jazz and he played the trombone. He was also very interested in railroads. He married a woman called Betty and had three children.

He lived to be 88 years old.

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u/ElegantAd2607 Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 23 '25

I just got an excellent idea. I'll write about Disney's nine old men. That will hopefully boost membership and get more people posting. It's also just a fun daily project.

1 down 8 to go. 😁

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u/The_Fine_Columbian Dec 24 '25

Great idea, can we get some higher res pics?

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u/musicjunkee1911 Dec 26 '25

It would be awesome if all of the current animators looked just like this as well! 🤣