Ward Kimball

Disney Music Group Debuts New Podcast Series DISNEY- A RECORDED HISTORY

Produced and hosted by Grammy Award®-winning Producer and Disney Music Historian, Randy Thornton, this series features rare and never-before-released recordings that have shaped Disney's musical legacy over the past 100 years. It includes contributions from acclaimed musician Henry Mancini and the legendary Sherman Brothers, Richard M. Sherman, and Robert B. Sherman, the songwriting duo behind some of Disney’s most beloved music.

Napa Valley Museum Announces Opening Of TOOT & WHISTLE

Toot & Whistle: In this multimedia presentation, learn about Disney animator Ward Kimball - the only employee Walt Disney called a 'genius' - and his incredible railroad hobby.  Kimball supervised the creation of iconic Disney characters including Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio, the crows in Dumbo, the mice and Lucifer in Cinderella, and the Cheshire Cat,