Milt Kahl

Milton Erwin "Milt" 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.[1]

Milt Kahl
Born
Milton Erwin Kahl

(1909-03-22)March 22, 1909
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedApril 19, 1987(1987-04-19) (aged 78)
Mill Valley, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAnimator
Years active1936–1978,1985-1986
Known forOne of Disney's Nine Old Men
Spouse(s)
    Laura Nordquist Kahl
    ​
    (
    m. 1934; died 1967)
      Phyllis Bounds Detiege
      ​
      (
      m. 1968; div. 1978)
        Julie Kahl
        ​
        (
        m. 1980; died 1987)
        Children2

        Biography

        Kahl was born in San Francisco, California, to Erwin, a saloon bartender, and Grace Kahl.[2] He had three younger sisters, Dorothy, Marion, and Gladys.[3] He would often refine character sketches from Bill Peet, incorporating ideas of Ken Anderson. The final look of many characters in the Disney films was 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 also 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 DVD, 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 references and anecdotes relating to Kahl. The centenary of Kahl's birth was honored by the Academy on April 27, 2009, with a tribute entitled "Milt Kahl: The Animation Michelangelo" and featured Brad Bird as a panelist.[4]

        Kahl died of pneumonia, aged 78, in Mill Valley, California.

        Filmography
        Year Title Credits Characters Notes
        1937Snow White and the Seven DwarfsAnimatorCredited as Milton Kahl
        1940PinocchioAnimation DirectorCredited as Milton Kahl
        1942BambiSupervising AnimatorCredited as Milton Kahl
        1943Saludos Amigos (Short)Animator
        1945The Three CaballerosAnimatorCredited as Milton Kahl
        1946Make Mine MusicAnimator
        Song of the SouthDirecting Animator
        1948Melody TimeDirecting Animator
        1949So Dear to My HeartAnimator
        The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadDirecting Animator
        1950CinderellaDirecting Animator
        The Brave Engineer (Short)Animator
        1951Alice in WonderlandDirecting Animator
        1953Peter PanDirecting Animator
        1955Lady and the TrampDirecting Animator
        1959Sleeping BeautyDirecting Animator
        1961One Hundred and One DalmatiansDirecting Animator
        1963The Sword in the StoneDirecting Animator / Character Designer
        1964Mary PoppinsAnimator
        1967The Jungle BookDirecting Animator
        1968Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (Short)Animator
        1970The AristocatsDirecting Animator
        1971Bedknobs and BroomsticksAnimator
        1973Robin HoodDirecting Animator
        1974Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (Short)Directing Animator
        1977The Many Adventures of Winnie the PoohAnimator
        The RescuersDirecting Animator
        1995Frank and Ollie (Documentary)Acknowledgment: Caricatures
        2002Mickey's House of Villains (Video)Animator - Segment "Lonesome Ghosts"

        References
        1. Canemaker, John (2001). Walt Disney's Nine Old Men and the Art of Animation. Disney Editions. ISBN 978-0786864966.
        2. 1910 United States Federal Census
        3. 1920 United States Federal census
        4. "Milt Kahl: The Animation Michelangelo". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
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