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 (city in and seat of Hennepin County, and largest city in State of Minnesota, United States)), Died July 8, 2002 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

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 December 29, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/325247.

Kimball, Ward. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 29, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/325247.

"Kimball, Ward." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 29 December 2025.