Ward Kimball

Ward Kimball
Kimball in 1976
Born
Ward Walrath Kimball

(1914-03-04)March 4, 1914
DiedJuly 8, 2002(2002-07-08) (aged 88)
Alma materCovina High School
Santa Barbara High School
Santa Barbara School of the Arts
Occupation(s)Animator, musician
Years active1934–1980
EmployerWalt Disney Productions
Known forOne of Disney's Nine Old Men
Spouse
Betty Kimball
(m. 1936)
Children3
Awards2 Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film

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.