| Born: | March 17,1909 |
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| Death: | December 13, 1993 |
| Nationality: | Seattle, Washington, USA |
Occupation - Title Screenwriter/Art Director/Production Designer/Animator/Short Story Author/Screen Story/Producer/Architect Biography Versatile talent lent to a long and project filed career in animation. Remembered best for his work as art director on Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Family/Early Life Born in Seattle, Washington. Education/Training Studied as an architect in Europe. He then moved on to film and eventually animation at Disney. Career Outline Anderson started out as an architect then began in animation as a sketch artist for MGM. He began work at Disney on September 3, 1934 where he began animation work on Silly Symphony shorts. He would go on to work on the majority of classic Disney feature length animated films. Walt Disney chose Anderson personally to help design attractions for his Disneyland theme park. He retired from the animation department on March 31, 1978. Author of Nessie and the Little Blind Boy of Loch Ness, published in 1992. Style Influences Personality Versatile and with tremendous experience under his belt, Anderson would have been sought after by other studios if he hadn't chosen to stay with Disney throughout most of his career. Anecdotes Walt Disney called him the "jack of all trades". Honors Anderson won the Winsor McCay Award in 1982 and was honored as a Disney Legend in 1991, just two years before he died. Filmography The Goddess of Spring (1934)(Animator) Three Orphan Kittens (1935)(Animator) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) (Art Director) "Pastoral" section of Fantasia (1940) (Art Director) Pinocchio (1940) (Art Director) The Reluctant Dragon (1941)(Animator) Song of the South (1946)(Animator) Cinderella (1950) (Screenwriter) The Story of Three Loves (1953)(Actor) Peter Pan (1953)(Consultant) Sleeping Beauty (1959)(Production Designer) 101 Dalmatians (1961)(Production Designer) Sword in the Stone (1963) (Art Director) The Jungle Book (1967) (Screenwriter) The Aristocats (1970) (Screenwriter) Robin Hood (1973)(Short Story Author) The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)(Short Story Author) Pete's Dragon (1977)(Animator) The Rescuers (1977) (Screenwriter) Ken Anderson also contributed to the architectural designs of Disneyland and the EPCOT Center. Miscellaneous He continued doing design for Disney theme parks even after retirement.
Ken Anderson Studio Experience