Milt Kahl
Visual Effects
Born March 22, 1909 · San Francisco, California, USA
Died April 19, 1987
Also known as Milton Erwin Kahl · Milton Kahl
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.
Awards & recognition
- Disney Legends · 1989
- Winsor McCay Award · 1977
Filmography29 titles
The Pixar Story
Mary Poppins
Robin Hood
The Aristocats
The Jungle Book
Waking Sleeping Beauty
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Sword in the Stone
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Peter Pan
Alice in Wonderland
Lady and the Tramp
Pinocchio
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Cinderella
Bambi
Ugly Duckling
Sleeping Beauty
Lonesome Ghosts
The Rescuers
On Ice
Ferdinand the Bull
So Dear to My Heart
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Three Caballeros
Toby Tortoise Returns
Saludos Amigos
Tricks of Our Trade