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Milt Kahl

Name in Native Language: "Milton Erwin Kahl" (English/EN)
Animator | * 03/22/1909 († 78, 04/19/1987) | San Francisco, California (United States of America (USA))
Milton Erwin Kahl (March 22, 1909 – April 19, 1987) was an American animator. He was one of (and often considered the most influential of) Walt Disney's supervisory team of animators, known as Disney's Nine Old Men. ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Kids & Family | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest ...

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

G

1937 | 3.6/5 | 1h 23min
Fantasy, Animation, Kids & Family
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Mr Banks is looking for a nanny for his two mischievous children and comes across Mary Poppins, an angelic nanny. She not only brings a change in their lives but also spreads happiness. ...

Mary Poppins

G

1964 | 3.8/5 | 2h 19min
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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A beautiful princess born in a faraway kingdom is destined by a terrible curse to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep that can only be awakened by true love' ...

Sleeping Beauty

G

1959 | 3.5/5 | 1h 15min
Fantasy, Animation, Romance / Love, Kids & Family
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Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviously from the wrong side of town, but happenings at Lady's home make her decide to travel with him fo ...

Lady and the Tramp

G

1955 | 3.6/5 | 1h 16min
Kids & Family, Animation, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Milt Kahl

Disney Legends Winsor McCay Award
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Movies with Milt Kahl as Actor(9)

as Self (archive footage)2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (Archive Footage)2009 The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
as Self (archive footage)2007 The Pixar Story
as Self (archive footage)2005 From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
as Self (Archive Footage)2005 From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
as Ferdinand2000 Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends
as Self - supervising animator, Bambi (Archive Footage)1994 The Making of 'Bambi'
as himself1954 A Story of Dogs
as Ferdinand (voice)1938 Ferdinand the Bull

Movies with Milt Kahl as Crew(43)

Visual Effects/Animation1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Visual Effects/Animation1977 The Rescuers
Visual Effects/Animation1973 Robin Hood
Visual Effects/Animation1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Visual Effects/Animation1970 The Aristocats
Visual Effects/Animation1968 Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Visual Effects/Animation Director1967 The Jungle Book
Visual Effects/Animation1964 Mary Poppins
Visual Effects/Animation1963 The Sword in the Stone
Visual Effects/Animation1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Visual Effects/Animation1959 Sleeping Beauty
Visual Effects/Animation1955 Lady and the Tramp
Visual Effects/Animation Director1955 Lady and the Tramp
Visual Effects/Animation1953 Peter Pan
Visual Effects/Animation Director1953 Peter Pan
Visual Effects/Animation1951 Alice in Wonderland
Visual Effects/Animation Director1950 Cinderella
Visual Effects/Animation1950 The Brave Engineer
Visual Effects/Animation Director1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Visual Effects/Animation1948 Pecos Bill
Visual Effects/Animation Director1946 Song of the South
Visual Effects/Animation1945 Tiger Trouble
Visual Effects/Animation1945 Hockey Homicide
Visual Effects/Animation1945 Duck Pimples
Visual Effects/Animation1944 The Three Caballeros
Visual Effects/Animation1943 Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi
Visual Effects/Animation1943 Reason and Emotion
Visual Effects/Animation1943 Chicken Little
Visual Effects/Animation1942 Saludos Amigos
Visual Effects/Animation1942 Lake Titicaca
Crew/Supervising Animator1942 Bambi
Visual Effects/Animation1940 Pinocchio
Visual Effects/Animation Director1940 Pinocchio
Visual Effects/Animation1939 The Ugly Duckling
Visual Effects/Animation1938 Farmyard Symphony
Visual Effects/Animation1938 Ferdinand the Bull
Visual Effects/Animation1937 Lonesome Ghosts
Visual Effects/Animation1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Visual Effects/Animation1936 Toby Tortoise Returns
Visual Effects/Animation1936 Mickey's Circus
Visual Effects/Animation Production Assistant1935 Mickey's Fire Brigade
Visual Effects/Animation1935 On Ice
Visual Effects/Animation1935 Mickey's Service Station

Full Name: Milton Erwin Kahl
Born: Monday, 03/22 1909 (March) in San Francisco, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 04/19 1987 (April) in Mill Valley (aged: 78)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Employer: Walt Disney Animation Studios
Student of: Hamilton Luske
Other names for Milt Kahl (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Milton Erwin Kahl"
"Milton Kahl"
Milt Kahl frequently works together with these people:
Walt Disney (44x, Crew)
Frank Thomas (34x, Crew)
Ollie Johnston (32x, Crew)
Wolfgang Reitherman (30x, Crew)
Eric Larson (27x, Crew)
John Lounsbery (27x, Crew)
Ward Kimball (23x, Crew)
Marc Davis (17x, Crew)
Ken Anderson (16x, Crew)
Clyde Geronimi (15x, Crew)
Clarence Nash (15x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:450428, Added: 09/24/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024