Milt Kahl

Milt Kahl

Actor · Director

San Francisco, California, USA
March 22, 1909

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.

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Milt Kahl 1

Representative Works

Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty
6.9
/ English
Cinderella
Cinderella
7.1
/ English
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
7.3
/ English
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
7.2
/ English
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
7.1
/ English
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
7.2
/ English
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins
7.6
/ English
The Aristocats
The Aristocats
7.3
/ English
The Rescuers
The Rescuers
6.8
/ English
Bambi
Bambi
7.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938Nominee

Best Performance

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Sleeping Beauty
1959Nominee

Best Performance

Sleeping Beauty

Cinderella
1950Nominee

Best Director

Cinderella

Career Highlights

The Jungle Book
1967Highlight

Best Director

The Jungle Book

One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961Highlight

Best Performance

One Hundred and One Dalmatians