Ward Kimball, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ward Kimball

American animator

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1914

Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 08-Jul-2002

Profession: screenwriter, conductor, trombonist, bandleader, television director, jazz musician, character animator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Ward Walrath Kimball (March 4, 1914 – July 8, 2002), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was an animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios.
He was one of Walt Disney's 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. Outside of his job as an animator, Kimball was a railroad enthusiast as well as a talented jazz trombonist.
He founded and led the seven-piece Dixieland band Firehouse Five Plus Two, in which he played trombone.