Ward Kimball Jeff Lenburg, "The Three Caballeros" is considered to have a place among the finest work of Kimball's career. The film was reportedly successful in the American box office, earning about 3 to 4 million dollars. Kimball directed the character animation and sequences of the Pecos Bill segment in "Melody Time" (1948). He also worked as a senior animator for "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" (1949). In "Cinderella" (1950), Kimball was responsible for the characters Jaq and Gus and Lucifer the Cat. In "Alice in Wonderland" (1951), Kimball was responsible for Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Walrus and the Carpenter,
Ward Kimball served as one of Disney's Nine Old Men. He instilled life to diverse Disney characters, such as Mickey Mouse, Jiminy Cricket, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, and Tweedledee and Tweedledum. Kimball attended the Santa Barbara School of the Arts in order to become a painter and illustrator. Kimball's instructor at the school suggested to him that his work should be submitted to Walt Disney Productions (later known as the Walt Disney Animation Studios), and that he should pursue a career in animation. In March 1934, a 20-year-old Kimball applied for a job at the Disney studio. In April 1934,