FILM DIRECTOR

Ward Kimball

1914 - 2002

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Ward Kimball is the 1,580th most popular film director (down from 1,506th in 2024), the 11,779th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,635th in 2019) and the 445th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ward Kimball ranks 1,580 out of 2,041. Before him are Ron Underwood, Jean-François Richet, Stuart Baird, Mike van Diem, Don Coscarelli, and Peyton Reed. After him are Alik Sakharov, Jan Svěrák, Rowland V. Lee, Clive Donner, Christoph Schlingensief, and Tim Van Patten.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Ward Kimball ranks 393. Before him are Hillary Brooke, George Bruns, Einari Teräsvirta, Begum Akhtar, Conyers Herring, and Julie Bishop. After him are Renzo Nostini, Sam Hanks, Andrea Leeds, Lillian Randolph, Edward Andrews, and Louis Gabrillargues. Among people deceased in 2002, Ward Kimball ranks 325. Before him are Salman Raduyev, Krishan Kant, W. T. Tutte, Sam Snead, Robert L. Forward, and George Alec Effinger. After him are Jack Fairman, Pratima Barua Pandey, Adele Jergens, Kees Mijnders, Dave Williams, and Walter Lord.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ward Kimball ranks 11,781 out of 20,380. Before him are Jules Feiffer (1929), Dave Coulier (1959), Jimmy Bryan (1926), Michael Pitt (1981), Perry Farrell (1959), and John Shelby Spong (1931). After him are Paul Pierce (1977), Gregory Maguire (1954), Mike Dunleavy Jr. (1980), John Kiffmeyer (1969), Lil Pump (2000), and Chloe Jones (1975).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ward Kimball ranks 445. Before him are F. Gary Gray (1969), Birt Acres (1854), Barrie M. Osborne (1944), Victor Salva (1958), Ron Underwood (1953), and Peyton Reed (1964). After him are Rowland V. Lee (1891), Tim Van Patten (1959), Alan Rudolph (1943), Chi Chi LaRue (1959), Edward Sedgwick (1889), and John Singleton (1968).

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