Ken Anderson(1909-1993)

Animation Department
Writer
Art Director

Ken Anderson in Redefining the Line: The Making of One Hundred and One Dalmatians (2008)

Ken Anderson was born on 17 March 1909 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was a writer and art director, known for Cinderella (1950), Robin Hood (1973) and The Jungle Book (1967). He was married to Polly Anderson. He died on 13 December 1993 in La Cañada Flintridge, California, USA.

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Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Cinderella

7.3

Writer(as Kenneth Anderson)

1950

Peter Ustinov, Brian Bedford, Pat Buttram, Ken Curtis, Andy Devine, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Carole Shelley, and Terry-Thomas in Robin Hood (1973)

Robin Hood

7.5

Animation Department(uncredited)

1973

Sterling Holloway, George Sanders, Sebastian Cabot, Verna Felton, Phil Harris, Clint Howard, J. Pat O'Malley, Louis Prima, and Bruce Reitherman in The Jungle Book (1967)

The Jungle Book

7.6

Writer

1967

Scatman Crothers, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Pat Buttram, Dean Clark, Gary Dubin, Liz English, Phil Harris, Lord Tim Hudson, George Lindsey, Roddy Maude-Roxby, Thurl Ravenscroft, Vito Scotti, and Paul Winchell in The Aristocats (1970)

The Aristocats

7.1

Writer

1970

Credits

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Animation Department

DTV: Golden Oldies
8.2
Video
- layout artist
- 1984
DTV: Pop & Rock
7.5
Video
- layout artist
- 1984
DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues
7.8
Video
- layout artist
- 1984
Pete's Dragon
6.4
- character designer (uncredited)
- 1977
Robin Hood
7.5
- character designer (uncredited)
- 1973
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
7.1
- character designer (uncredited)
- 1971
The Magical World of Disney
8.3
TV Series
- layout artist
- 1956–1958
Lady and the Tramp
7.3
- layout
- 1955
Peter Pan
7.2
- layout artist
- 1953
Alice in Wonderland
7.3
- color and styling
- layout artist (uncredited)
- 1951
Fun and Fancy Free
6.3
- layout (uncredited)
- 1947
Song of the South
6.9
- lead cartoon art director (as Kenneth Anderson)
- 1946
The Story of Menstruation
5.9
Short
- layout artist (uncredited)
- 1946
Figaro and Cleo
6.5
Short
- layout artist (uncredited)
- 1943
Pedro
6.4
Short
- layout artist
- 1942

Writer

The Jungle Book
7.3
- based on the motion picture "The Jungle book": screenplay by (uncredited)
- 2016
Cinderella
6.9
- based on the motion picture "Cinderella": screenplay by (uncredited)
- 2015
Animated StoryBook: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
6.6
Video Game
- original adaptation
- 1995
DTV: Golden Oldies
8.2
Video
- story
- 1984
Disney's Halloween Treat
8.4
Video
- stories
- 1984
The Secret of NIMH
7.5
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1982
The Rescuers
6.9
- story
- 1977
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
7.5
- story
- 1977
Robin Hood
7.5
- based on: character and story conceptions by
- story sequences
- 1973
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
7.1
- animation story (uncredited)
- 1971
The Aristocats
7.1
- story
- 1970
The Jungle Book
7.6
- story
- 1967
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
8.0
Short
- story
- 1966
The Magical World of Disney
8.3
TV Series
- writer
- 1954
Cinderella
7.3
- story (as Kenneth Anderson)
- 1950

Art Director

The Sword in the Stone
7.1
- Art Director
- 1963
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
7.3
- Art Director
- 1961
Goliath II
6.7
Short
- Art Director (uncredited)
- 1960
Ben and Me
7.4
Short
- Art Director
- 1953
Dumbo
7.2
- Art Director (uncredited)
- 1941
The Reluctant Dragon
6.7
- art direction: cartoon sequences
- 1941
Fantasia
7.7
- Art Director (segment "The Pastoral Symphony", as Kenneth Anderson)
- 1940
Pinocchio
7.4
- Art Director (as Kenneth Anderson)
- 1940
Ferdinand the Bull
7.1
Short
- Art Director (uncredited)
- 1938
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
7.6
- Art Director (as Kenneth Anderson)
- 1937

Personal details

Alternative name
- Kenneth Anderson
Born
- March 17, 1909
- Seattle, Washington, USA
Died
- December 13, 1993
- La Cañada Flintridge, California, USA(stroke)
Spouse
- Polly Anderson1934 - December 13, 1993 (his death, 3 children)

Did you know

Trivia
A graduate with a degree in architecture, he began film work at MGM but joined Walt Disney (who would refer to him as his 'Jack of all Trades') to animated Silly Symphonies cartoons. He excelled as a background/layout artist and was soon promoted to art director for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, and The Reluctant Dragon. He created Shere Khan for The Jungle Book and was influential in the production design for Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, and The Aristocats. He retired from animation in 1978, though contributing to Walt Disney Imagineering projects at Epcot.

Quotes
[speaking about his last conversation with Walt Disney] He came into my office and was so glad and grateful to see him and I said, 'Gosh it's good to see you Walt' and he said, 'Ken it's sure good to be here'. And then he looked at me penetratingly with his eyes. He didn't say anything but I could tell he was forgiving me for that thing I had done on One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961). That was it. The next day he was gone.