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Milt Kahl
VISUAL EFFECTS

Milt Kahl

Known for The Aristocats · The Pixar Story · Waking Sleeping Beauty

One of Disney's Nine Old Men and considered the finest draughtsman of the Disney animators. He would often refine the characters sketches from Bill Peet with the ideas of Ken Anderson. For many years the final look for the characters in the Disney films were designed by Kahl, in his angular style inspired by Ronald Searle and Picasso.

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Born
Mar 22, 1909
Died
Apr 19, 1987
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
Visual Effects

Biography

One of Disney's Nine Old Men and considered the finest draughtsman of the Disney animators. He would often refine the characters sketches from Bill Peet with the ideas of Ken Anderson. For many years the final look for the characters in the Disney films were designed by Kahl, in his angular style inspired by Ronald Searle and Picasso.

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Known For

MOVIEThe Aristocats
The AristocatsAnimation · 1970
★ 7.3
MOVIEThe Pixar Story
The Pixar StorySelf (archive footage) · 2007
★ 7.5
MOVIEWaking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage) · 2010
★ 7.2
MOVIECelebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends
Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & FriendsFerdinand · 2000
★ 7.0

Filmography

Movies

Mickey's Fire BrigadeAnimation Production Assistant
1935
Mickey's Service StationAnimation
1935
On IceAnimation
1935
Mickey's CircusAnimation
1936
Toby Tortoise ReturnsAnimation
1936
Lonesome GhostsAnimation
1937
Farmyard SymphonyAnimation
1938
Ferdinand the BullFerdinand (voice)
1938
Ferdinand the BullAnimation
1938
Snow White and the Seven DwarfsAnimation
1938
The Ugly DucklingAnimation
1939
PinocchioAnimation
1940
PinocchioAnimation Director
1940
BambiSupervising Animator
1942
Lake TiticacaAnimation
1942
Saludos AmigosAnimation
1942
Chicken LittleAnimation
1943
Education for Death: The Making of the NaziAnimation
1943
Reason and EmotionAnimation
1943
The Three CaballerosAnimation
1944
Duck PimplesAnimation
1945
Hockey HomicideAnimation
1945
Tiger TroubleAnimation
1945
Song of the SouthAnimation Director
1946
Pecos BillAnimation
1948
So Dear to My HeartAnimation
1948
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadAnimation Director
1949
CinderellaAnimation Director
1950
The Brave EngineerAnimation
1950
Alice in WonderlandAnimation
1951
Mickey's Birthday PartyVocal Effects (voice)
1953
Peter PanAnimation
1953
Peter PanAnimation Director
1953
A Story of DogsSelf
1954
The Disneyland StorySelf
1954
Lady and the TrampAnimation
1955
Lady and the TrampAnimation Director
1955
Tricks of Our Trade
1957
Sleeping BeautyAnimation
1959
One Hundred and One DalmatiansAnimation
1961
The Sword in the StoneAnimation
1963
Mary PoppinsAnimation
1964
The Jungle BookAnimation Director
1967
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery DayAnimation
1968
The AristocatsAnimation
1970
Bedknobs and BroomsticksAnimation
1971
Robin HoodAnimation
1973
The Many Adventures of Winnie the PoohAnimation
1977
The RescuersSupervising Animator
1977
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is BornSelf - Supervising Animator, 'Bambi' (archive footage)
1994
Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & FriendsFerdinand
2000
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5Ferdinand (voice) (archive sound)
2004
From Rags to Riches: The Making of CinderellaSelf (archive footage)
2005
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old MenSelf (Archive Footage)
2005
The Pixar StorySelf (archive footage)
2007
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings AttachedSelf (Archive Footage)
2009
Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)
2010
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Strong Coffee: The Full-Bodied Mind of Pixar’s Brad BirdSelf - Disney animator (archive footage)
2018

Photos

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