Ward Kimball
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Ward Kimball was a legendary Disney animator, director, and member of Walt Disney’s “Nine Old Men,” known for his eccentric style and influential work on classic animated films and theme park projects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ward Kimball canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9575890 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ward Kimball Context triple: [World of Motion, creativeDirector, Ward Kimball]
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William Hanna
William Hanna was an American animator, director, and producer best known as the co-founder of the Hanna-Barbera studio, which created iconic cartoons such as Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, and Scooby-Doo.
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B.
Clyde Geronimi
Clyde Geronimi was an Italian-American animator and film director best known for his work on numerous classic Walt Disney animated features and shorts during the mid-20th century.
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C.
Tex Avery
Tex Avery was a pioneering American animator and director renowned for his wildly inventive, fast-paced, and irreverent cartoons that helped define the golden age of American animation.
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D.
Robert McKimson
Robert McKimson was an American animator and director best known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons, where he helped shape iconic characters such as Foghorn Leghorn and the Tasmanian Devil.
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E.
Wolfgang Reitherman
Wolfgang Reitherman was a prominent German-American animator, director, and producer at Walt Disney Studios, best known as one of Disney’s “Nine Old Men” and for directing several classic animated feature films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Ward Kimball Target entity description: Ward Kimball was a legendary Disney animator, director, and member of Walt Disney’s “Nine Old Men,” known for his eccentric style and influential work on classic animated films and theme park projects.
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A.
William Hanna
William Hanna was an American animator, director, and producer best known as the co-founder of the Hanna-Barbera studio, which created iconic cartoons such as Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, and Scooby-Doo.
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B.
Clyde Geronimi
Clyde Geronimi was an Italian-American animator and film director best known for his work on numerous classic Walt Disney animated features and shorts during the mid-20th century.
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C.
Tex Avery
Tex Avery was a pioneering American animator and director renowned for his wildly inventive, fast-paced, and irreverent cartoons that helped define the golden age of American animation.
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D.
Robert McKimson
Robert McKimson was an American animator and director best known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons, where he helped shape iconic characters such as Foghorn Leghorn and the Tasmanian Devil.
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E.
Wolfgang Reitherman
Wolfgang Reitherman was a prominent German-American animator, director, and producer at Walt Disney Studios, best known as one of Disney’s “Nine Old Men” and for directing several classic animated feature films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Disney animator
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animator ⓘ film director ⓘ human ⓘ member of Walt Disney's Nine Old Men ⓘ |
| animatedCharacter |
Jiminy Cricket
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The Cheshire Cat ⓘ The Crows in Dumbo ⓘ
linked to:
Dumbo (1941 film)
|
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons) ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1914-03-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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linked to:
Minneapolis
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| collaboratedWith | Walt Disney ⓘ |
| contributedTo | design of Disneyland Railroad ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2002-07-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Arcadia, California, United States
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linked to:
Arcadia, California
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| directed |
Man and the Moon
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Man in Space ⓘ Mars and Beyond ⓘ Melody ⓘ Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom ⓘ |
| employer | Walt Disney Productions ⓘ |
| familyName | Kimball ⓘ |
| founded | The Firehouse Five Plus Two ⓘ |
| genre | traditional jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Ward ⓘ |
| hobby | collecting and restoring railroad equipment ⓘ |
| influenced | character animation at Disney ⓘ |
| instrument | trombone ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to Disneyland attractions
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eccentric animation style ⓘ membership in Walt Disney's Nine Old Men ⓘ work on classic Disney animated films ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Walt Disney's Nine Old Men
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linked to:
Disney's Nine Old Men
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| name | Ward Kimball ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
animator
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film director ⓘ illustrator ⓘ jazz trombonist ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| religion |
Latter-day Saint
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linked to:
Latter Day Saint
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| spouse | Betty Lawyer ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Alice in Wonderland
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Cinderella ⓘ Dumbo ⓘ
linked to:
Dumbo (1941 film)
Fantasia ⓘ Peter Pan ⓘ Pinocchio ⓘ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ward Kimball Description of subject: Ward Kimball was a legendary Disney animator, director, and member of Walt Disney’s “Nine Old Men,” known for his eccentric style and influential work on classic animated films and theme park projects.
Referenced by (6)
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