A SALUTE TO THE IMAGINEERS NAME TAG PIN WARD KIMBALL ARTIST PROOF ED 25! - RARE!

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A SALUTE TO THE IMAGINEERS NAME TAG PIN WARD KIMBALL ARTIST PROOF ED 25! - RARE!
For That Special Disney History and Walt Disney Imagineers Collector! You Are Bidding On A Rare Artist Proof Limited Edition Of Only 25 Pins “A Salute To The Imagineers” Name Tag Pin Issued In Conjunction With The 50th Anniversary Of Disney Imagineers
This Pin Salutes the achievements of Disney’s Imagineer WARD KIMBALL. There are 12 pins in the set. The Pin Is Backstamped: Disneyanna Salute Artist Proof ED 25 The Pin Measures 1 1/4” x 1 3/4"
WARD KIMBALL was one of Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men! He began his Disney Career in 1934 and worked there until his retirement in 1973. He Animated, or served as Directing Animator, on a dozen classic films from Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs to Bedknobs and Broomsticks
He developed the character of Jiminy Cricket for Pinocchio and was then promoted to Animation Supervisor on Dumbo, Fantasia, Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, Alice In Wonderland, Cinderella, and Peter Pan.
Two of the Animated Shorts he created for Disney, "Toot, Whistle, Plunk And Boom" and "It’s Tough To Be A Bird” won Academy Awards. In the 1956 book, “The Story of Walt Disney”, Walt is quoted as saying, “Ward is one man who works for me I am willing to call a genius.”
In the 1950’s, Walt wanted some programs on his new Television Show about Space Travel, and assigned Ward Kimball as the Animation Director to Produce and Host them.
Kimball wrote, directed and Co-Hosted three landmark shows for the Disneyland TV Series that explored the science (and fantasy) of space travel.
Working with scientists Willy Ley, Heinz Haber, Ernst Stuhlinger and Werner Von Braun, Kimball’s first effort was the 1955 program, “Man In Space”. “Man And The Moon” followed later that year, and “Mars And Beyond” in 1957.
Ward Kimball came out of retirement to help develop the “World Of Motion” for EPCOT in the early 1980’s. He produced and directed some innovative and funny shows in this exhibit.
One Scene that comes to mind in the “World Of Motion” was “The First Traffic Jam” that humorously depicted a collision of a Horse and Cart with a Horseless Carriage on a city street intersection. Ward Kimball was a “Master” of the “Animation Gag”. He was a “genius” at making fun of things and showing them in a satirical style!
This Rare Pin “A Salute To The Imagineers” is in Excellent Condition for being almost 20 YEARS OLD!
We are willing to work on the price for this item, therefore we have listed it as a BUY-IT-NOW item. You also have the opportunity to MAKE-AN-OFFER! We have also been going through a large number of Disney Memorabilia boxes containing thousands of items that we have collected over the past 45 years! Take a look at our “OTHER ITEMS” and then mark our “Ebay Store” as one of your favorites. We will continue to add more Disney Memorabilia Items often!
DESCRIPTION
For That
Special
Disney
History
and
Walt
Disney
Imagineers
Collector!
You Are Bidding
On A Rare
Artist Proof
Limited
Edition
Of Only 25
Pins
A
Salute
To The
I
magineers
Name Tag
Pin
Issued In
Conjunction
With The
50th
Anniversary
Of
Disney
Imagineers
This
Pin Salutes
the
achievements
of
Disney
’
s
Imagineer
WARD
KIMBALL
There are 12 pins in the set.
The Pin Is Backstamped:
Disneyanna Salute
Artist Proof
ED 25
The Pin Measures
1 1/4
”
x 1 3/4"
WARD
KIMBALL
was one of
Walt Disney
’
s
Nine Old Men!
He began his Disney
Career in 1934 and
worked there until his
retirement in 1973.
He Animated, or served as
Directing Animator, on
a dozen classic films
from
Snow White
And The
Seven Dwarfs
to
Bedknobs and
Broomsticks
He developed the character
of Jiminy Cricket for
Pinocchio
and was then promoted
to Animation Supervisor
on Dumbo, Fantasia,
Saludos Amigos, The Three
Caballeros, Alice In
Wonderland, Cinderella,
and Peter Pan.
Two of
the Animated Shorts
He
created for Disney,
"
Toot, Whistle, Plunk And Boom"
and "It
’
s Tough To Be A
Bird
”
won Academy Awards.
In the 1956 book,
“
The Story of Walt Disney
”
,
Walt is quoted as saying,
“
Ward is one man who works for me
I am willing to call a genius.
”
In the 1950
’
s, Walt wanted some
programs on his new Television
Show about Space Travel, and
assigned Ward Kimball as the
Animation Director to Produce
and Host them.  Kimball wrote,
directed and Co-Hosted three
landmark shows for the
Disneyland TV Series that explored
the science (and fantasy) of space travel.  Working with scientists
Willy Ley, Heinz Haber, Ernst Stuhlinger and Werner Von Braun, Kimball
’
s
first effort was the 1955 program,
“
Man In Space
”
.
“
Man And The Moon
”
followed
later that year, and
“
Mars And Beyond
”
in 1957.
Ward Kimball
came out of retirement
to help develop the
“
World Of Motion
”
for EPCOT
in the early 1980
’
s. He produced
and directed some innovative
and funny shows in this exhibit.
One Scene that comes to mind in the
“
World Of Motion
”
was
“
The First Traffic Jam
”
that humorously depicted a collision
of a Horse and Cart with a Horseless Carriage
on a city street intersection.
Ward Kimball was a
“
Master
”
of the
“
Animation Gag
”
.
He was a
“
genius
”
at making fun of things
and showing them in a satirical style!
This Rare Pin
“
A Salute
To
The Imagineers
”
is in Excellent Condition
for being almost
20 YEARS OLD!
We are willing to work on the price for this item,
therefore we have listed it as a BUY-IT-NOW item.
You also have the opportunity to MAKE-AN-OFFER!
We have also been going through a large number
of Disney Memorabilia boxes containing thousands
of items
that we have collected over the past 45 years!
Take a look at our “OTHER ITEMS” and then mark
our “Ebay Store” as one of your favorites.
We will continue to add more
Disney Memorabilia Items often!
Please see our other listings for more
Disney Memorabilia and other interesting items.
We have been collecting Disney Memorabilia for 45 years.
We will be happy to offer a shipping and handling discount
on items that can be safely packaged together.
Email with any questions.
CONDITION
Used and sold "As-Is".
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