Ward Kimball

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.

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 the trombone.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 4, 1914 (Minneapolis), Died July 8, 2002 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 80039 10/7/1949 Muskrat ramble Firehouse Five Plus Two instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 80040 10/7/1949 South Rampart Street parade Firehouse Five Plus Two instrumentalist, trombone  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kimball, Ward," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/325247.

Kimball, Ward. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/325247.

"Kimball, Ward." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/325247

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