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 |
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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 November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/325247.
Kimball, Ward. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/325247.
"Kimball, Ward." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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External Sources
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Kimball, Ward - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr00021398
Wikidata: Ward Kimball - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2118269
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/35071253
MusicBrainz: Ward Kimball - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e88cdd31-74dd-4e87-8aad-99debef75eab
Getty ULAN: Kimball, Ward - http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500486588
ISNI: 0000 0001 0887 312X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000010887312X
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