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[[File:nineoldmensmall_6920.jpg|frame|<small>Back row: Milt Kahl, Marc Davis, Frank Thomas, Eric Larson, and Ollie Johnston.</small> <small>Front row: Woolie Reitherman, Les Clark, Ward Kimball, and John Lounsbery.</small>
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The Nine Old Men in question are:
1. '''Les Clark''': Working with Disney from as early as [[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit]], and having worked on almost every pre-1960 Disney feature sans ''[[Bambi (Disney film)|Bambi]]'' and ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'', Les was one of Disney's true veteran animators. He animated up to ''[[Lady and
2. '''Marc Davis''': Got his start in 1935 as an animator on ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|Snow White]]'', training under veteran [[Grim Natwick]], and would later do animation for characters like Bambi and Thumper, [[Peter Pan (Disney film)|Tinkerbell]], [[Sleeping Beauty (Disney film)|Maleficent and her raven]], and [[101 Dalmatians
3. '''Ollie Johnston''': Got his start in 1935 working ''Snow White''. Noteworthy work of his includes [[Peter Pan (Disney film)|Mr. Smee]], the Stepsisters in ''[[Cinderella (Disney film)|Cinderella]]'', the District Attorney in ''[[The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad]]'', and Prince John in ''[[Robin Hood (Disney film)|Robin Hood]]''. He and his longtime partner Frank Thomas authored the three books "The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation", "Too Funny For Words" and "The Disney Villain".
4. '''Milt Kahl''': Started at Disney in 1934, and was easily Disney's most skilled animator, capable of animating the most notoriously hard characters, particularly the human males. Scenes animated by him tend to be [[Animation Bump|noticeably fluider and better drawn]]. Works of his includes [[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|Shere Kahn]], [[Sleeping Beauty (Disney film)|Prince Phillip]], [[The Aristocats|Edgar the Butler]], [[Robin Hood|The Sheriff of Nottingham]], and [[The Rescuers (Disney film)|Madame Medusa]]. He was also the only guy that could get away with cursing out [[Walt Disney]] himself, due to Walt understanding his ego equaled his talent.
5. '''Ward Kimball''': Joined Disney in 1934, and was easily Walt's most unique, "Cartoony" director, and Walt's personal favorite as a result. Noteworthy work of his includes Disney's most cartoony short, "[[Silly Symphonies|Toby Tortoise Returns]]", [[Pinocchio (Disney film)|Jiminy Cricket]], the [[Disney Acid Sequence|Three Caballeros theme]] from [[The Three Caballeros|the movie of the same name]], Lucifer the cat and Jaq and Gus from ''[[Cinderella (Disney film)|Cinderella]]'', the Mad Hatter and Chesire Cat in ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Disney film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'', and the two [[UPA]]-influenced [[Adventures in Music Duology]]. Animation fans have often cited Ward as "the [[Tex Avery]] of Disney". Walt also praised him as a genius and the only person who was his equal.
6. '''Eric Larson''': Joined Disney in 1933. Notable work of his includes the [[The Three Caballeros|Aracuan bird]], Peg from ''[[Lady and
7. '''John Lounsbery''': Started in 1935 and, working under Norm 'Fergy' Ferguson, quickly became a star animator. Lounsbery, affectionately known as 'Louns' by his fellow animators, was an incredibly strong draftsman who inspired many animators over the years. His animation was noted for its squashy, stretchy feel. Lounsbery animated Ben Ali Gator in ''[[Fantasia]]''; George Darling in Peter Pan; Tony, Joe, and some of the dogs in ''[[Lady and
8. '''Wolfgang Reitherman''': Joined Disney in 1935 as an animator and director. He directed all the Disney features after Walt's death up till his retirement. Some of his work includes Monstro in ''[[Pinocchio (Disney film)|Pinocchio]]'', the Crocodile (in ''[[Peter Pan]]''), the Dragon (in ''[[Sleeping Beauty (Disney film)|Sleeping Beauty]]''), and the Rat (in ''[[Lady and
9. '''Frank Thomas''': joined Disney in 1934. He went on to author ''[[The Illusion of Life]]'' with Ollie Johnston. His work included the wicked Stepmother (in ''[[Cinderella (Disney film)|Cinderella]]''), the Queen of Hearts (in ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Disney film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''), and Captain Hook (in ''[[Peter Pan (Disney film)|Peter Pan]]'').
Movies featuring animation from all of the Nine Old Men include ''[[Cinderella (Disney film)|Cinderella]]'', ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Disney film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'', and ''[[Peter Pan (Disney film)|Peter Pan]]''.
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* [[Animation Bump]]: Any scene under Milt Kahl's supervision.
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Wolfgang Reitherman.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Ward Kimball. Just look at his line of work, or any kind of anecdote about him.
* [[Cool Old Guy
* [[Doing It for
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Ollie and Frank
* [[Insufferable Genius]]: Milt Kahl's ego was only equaled by his talent.
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