Kenneth B. "Ken" Anderson was an American art director, screenwriter, and animator at Walt Disney Productions for 44 years. He studied architecture at the University of Washington, graduating with a B.Arch. in 1934. He was particularly influenced by faculty member Lionel Pries. With the delineation skills he learned in architecture school, he soon secured a position at Disney. He was a key player in some of the most well-known animated films, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, and The Jungle Book. He also worked on the development of Disneyland. He was a 1991 winner of the Disney Legends award for Animation & Imagineering.
Anderson died of a stroke at the age of 84.
Filmography
Screenwriter (feature films)
- Melody Time (1948)
- So Dear to My Heart (1948)
- Cinderella (1950)
- The Jungle Book (1967)
- The Aristocats (1970)
- The Rescuers (1977)
Art director (feature films)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
- Pinocchio (1940)
- Symphony No. 6 section of Fantasia (1940)
- The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Animator
Feature films
- The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
- Song of the South (1946)
- Pete's Dragon (1977)
Animated shorts
Production designer (feature films)
Story (feature films)
Actor
- The Story of Three Loves (1953)
Consultant (feature film)
- Peter Pan (1953)
Architect/designer (theme parks)
- Disneyland and the EPCOT Center
Gallery
Sylvia Roemer and Ken Anderson working on The Jungle Book.
Anderson in Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece.
External links
Ken Anderson on Wikipedia
Ken Anderson on IMDb
Ken Anderson at Find a Grave
Ken Anderson at D23, The Official Disney Fan Club
