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Kenneth B Anderson

Male 1909 - 1993  (~ 84 years)


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  • Name Kenneth B Anderson 
    Born CA 1909  , , Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Apr 1940  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    artist for moving picture studio 
    Census 1 Apr 1940  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Misc Dec 1993 
    His wife, Polly, and three daughters 
    Obituary Dec 1993  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Los Angeles Times 

    • Obituary

      Ken Anderson; Disney Artist and Architect
      December 18, 1993
      Ken Anderson, the veteran Walt Disney animator and builder who put a wiggle in the ears of one of the seven dwarfs and designed the house they lived in with Snow White, is dead.
      A spokesman for the Burbank-based Disney Studios said Anderson was 84 when he died Monday at a La Canada Flintridge hospital.
      A rare combination of artist, architect, story man and designer, Anderson--in a 44-year association with Disney--was art director for "Pinocchio," "Fantasia," "Song of the South" and other feature films, while also helping design the Disney theme parks.
      Anderson earned an architecture degree in Europe before becoming a sketch artist at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He went to work for the Disney Studios in 1934, working on the early "Silly Symphony" cartoons. His first feature assignment was as art director for "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," for which he built scale models of the dwarfs' cottage to help animators visualize the settings.
      He also was credited with the wiggle in Dopey's ears.
      Walt Disney chose him as one of the original designers of Disneyland, where he did the early work on "Snow White's Adventure," "Peter Pan's Flight," "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride" and more.
      His wife, Polly, and three daughters have scheduled a viewing from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Pierce Bros., 1218 Glendon Ave., Los Angeles.
    Occupation Burbank, , California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Walt Disney animator and builder 
    Died 13 Dec 1993  La Canada Flintridge, Los Angleses, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I70920  Arthur - Research
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2017 

    Family Pauline Bonita Strang,   b. 8 Oct 1908, Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1998, , , California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married Bef 1937  [1
    Children 
     1. Sue Bliss Anderson
     2. Judith Rae Anderson
     3. Wendy Ruth Anderson
    Family ID F26135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - CA 1909 - , , Washington, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - artist for moving picture studio - Apr 1940 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Apr 1940 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Los Angeles Times - Dec 1993 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2763] Census: 1940, United States (Ancestry.com), Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_396; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 60-1051A.

    2. [S695] Obituaries: General, Ken Andersosn, 18 Dec 1993, Los Angeles Times <http://articles.latimes.com/1993-12-18/news/mn-3005_1_ken-anderson>, viewed 15 jan 2017.


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