Background
Kahl was born in San Francisco, California.
Kahl was born in San Francisco, California.
He would often refine the characters sketches from Bill Peet with the ideas of Ken Anderson. Foreign 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. He is revered by contemporary masters of the form, such as Andreas Deja, and Brad Bird, who was his protégé at Disney in the early 1970s.
In the behind-the-scenes feature "Fine Food and Film" shown on the Ratatouille Digital Video Disc, Bird referred to Kahl as "tough", but in a gentle way, as he often gave Bird advice on where he could improve in animation whenever he came up short.
In the book The Animator"s Survival Kit, the author Richard Williams makes repeated reference and anecdotes relating to Kahl. The centenary of Kahl"s birth was honoured by the Academy on April 27, 2009, with a tribute entitled "Milt Kahl: The Animation Michelangelo" and featured Brad Bird as a panelist.
Kahl died, aged 78, in Mill Valley, California. Include the following.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Forest Animals
Pinocchio: Pinocchio, some scenes of Jiminy Cricket
Bambi: Bambi, Thumper, Deer
Saludos Amigos: Donald rides a Llama sequence
Make Mine Music: The Martins and the Coys
Song of the South: Br"er Rabbit, Br"er Fox, and Br"er Bear (The Tar Baby sequence)
Melody Time: Johnny Appleseed, Johnny"s Guardian Angel, Pecos Bill, Slue Foot Sue
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr.
Toad: Angus MacBadger, Rat, Mole, angry mob, Brom Bones
Cinderella: Fairy Godmother, The King, The Grand Duke
Alice in Wonderland: Alice, The White Rabbit (one scene), The Dodo, Flamingo, Hedgehog
Peter Pan: Peter Pan, Wendy Darling, John Darling, Michael Darling, Mr. Darling, Mistress Darling, Nana
Lady and the Tramp: Lady, Tramp, Beaver, Trusty
Sleeping Beauty: Prince Philip, King Hubert, King Stefan, Lackey, animals, Samson
One Hundred and One Dalmatians: Roger and Anita, Pongo, Perdita, Labrador
Walt Disney"s Wonderful World of Color: Ludwig Von Drake
The Sword in the Stone: Wart (aka King Arthur), Merlin, Sir Ector, Kay, Archimedes, Kitchen Woman, Madame Mim, Dogs
Mary Poppins: Master of hounds, hounds, fox, stewards
The Jungle Book: Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera, Shere Khan, King Louie, monkeys, Kaa, the Vultures
The Aristocats: Thomas O"Malley, Duchess, Madame Bonfamille, Edgar, George
Bedknobs and Broomsticks: King Leonidas, Secretary Bird, animals
Robin Hood: Robin Hood, The Sheriff of Nottingham, Little John, Allan-a-Dale (the rooster), Maid Marian, Lady Cluck, Friar Tuck, Skippy, King Richard
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Tigger, Winnie the Pooh (scenes with Tigger), a few scenes of Roo
The Rescuers: Madame Medusa, Mr. Snoops, Penny, Brutus and Nero, a few scenes of Bernard and Bianca.